To Kill a Mockingbird
How does Miss Maudie explain the strange rumors circulating regarding Arthur Radley?
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Miss. Maudie says that most of the rumors about him aren't true. She explains that the Radleys are foot-washing Baptists - they believe all pleasure is a sin against God, and stay inside most of the time reading the Bible. She says that Arthur was a nice boy when she used to know him.
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