When Scout hears her father ask, "Do you really think so?" she becomes excited because this question is usually pronounced before someone makes a rash decision in a game of checkers. When Scout hears Atticus, she believes that "somebody's man would get jumped." Because of this, she rushes up to Atticus, but he displays a look of fear instead, and does not appear to be playing checkers.
Atticus's challenging question is posed to a group of men who reek of whiskey, men Scout has never seen before. She hears her father ordering Jem to take her home, but Jem shakes his head defiantly. When one of the burly men says he will send Jem home, Scout rushes to her brother's defense, and she kicks the man. This time, a man growls, "All right, Mr. Finch, get 'em outa here."
The children walk out, and as they walk together, Scout sees her father rub Jem's hair. Finally, Dill asks Atticus, "May I carry it, Mr. Finch?" [The children let him carry nothing.] Atticus rubs the heads of his children in gratitude.
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