Jem and Scout walk past the Radley house on the way to the school, where the pageant and country fair will be held. It's very dark, and they can barely see a few feet ahead of themselves. Cecil Jacobs, a classmate of Scout's runs out to scare them, and definitely succeeds.
she treats him very suspiciously and is still somewhat angry because she knows he had an affair with Abigail. the problem of the relationship is that he had an affair with Abigail and she watches his every move because she is suspicious and worried it might happen again.
