Mr. Ewell gave his testimony in court to the jury. He described the crime Tom Robinson was accused of, which was the rape of his daughter. Jem and Scout sat in the balcony with Reverend Sykes and the other African Americans of Maycomb. The Reverend leaned over to Jem and whispered that he should remove Scout from the courtroom. He was worried about her hearing the mature nature of the testimony. Jem disagreed with Reverend Sykes.
Jem told Reverend Sykes that Scout was too young to understand what was happening. Scout found this suggestion insulting. She insisted that she did understand it all. Reverend Sykes was still concerned.
Reverend Sykes's black eyes were anxious. "Mr. Finch know you all are here? This ain't fit for Miss Jean Louise or you boys either" (Chapter 17).
Jem was firm. He did not want to leave. He reassured Reverend Sykes. Soon their attention turned back to the trial, and the matter was not discussed anymore.
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