Dubose""s beautiful flowers.Jem whispers to Scout that he understands how his father practices courteous diplomacy:He gets her interested in something nice, so she forgets to be mean.The reactions of the poker players to his entrance signal his domineering authority and presence.The hands of the professional gambler pause on his winnings, and then he quickly tries to collect the money before Doc marches over to the poker table." She hugs him, and then delightedly ells him: "Oh, I""m just going to tell everybody." But Sanderson persuades Anna to promise secrecy - "dreading to cross he wishes of his rich father, upon whom he is dependent.On a whim and in front of his wife, he proposed to purchase Varinia (due to his liking her "spirit") for 2,000 sesterces, and Batiatus agreed to have his steward escort her to Rome the next day.Limping, she fled from the house and ran to the Doyle house, screaming: "Help, please!" As Michael crashed through the front door, Laurie and the two children hid in the upstairs Doyle bathroom, and were saved when two police officers arrived on the scene.