She showed him a copy of the diary (with a ruby embedded in its cover) of Galileo Galilei, left to her by her unknown father.Teasdale: Oh, your Excellency.We""ve been expecting you.As chairwoman of the reception committee, I extend the wishes of every man, woman, and child of Freedonia.[Note: In the song, the word ""thing"" was never spoken, but replaced with three percussive knocks whenever here was a reference to an object found in a large wooden box on he beach...and can only protect them with his love.The film begins by portraying the innocence and world of play of a tomboyish six year-old girl named Scout (Mary Badham) and her ten year-old brother Jem (Phillip Alford), and their perceptions of their widower attorney father Atticus (Gregory Peck).