Don't talk like that, Dill,” said Aunt Alexandra. "It's not becoming to a child. It's – cynical.” "I ain't cynical, Miss Alexandra. Tellin' the truth's not cynical, is it?” "The way you tell it, it is. (Harper Lee)

Don't talk like that, Dill,” said Aunt Alexandra. "It's not becoming to a child. It's – cynical.” "I ain't cynical, Miss Alexandra. Tellin' the truth's not cynical, is it?” "The way you tell it, it is.

Harper Lee

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