Scout was in another fight, but this time she was trying to protect me. A boy named Cecil Jacobs stated Scout's Daddy defends N******. As I predicted, I risked Jem and Scout's lives. Scout has already been mocked. I hope that Jem is smart enough to ignore these comments and help Scout until the end of the case. I was glad that this time Scout turned to me for questions instead of the town. I explained to her why I had to defend Tom: If I didn't I couldn't hold my head up in town . I put her up on my lap and told her the people we are fighting against are still our friends.