All this Jem swore swear he had seen see , more by token that it was the very day he had been mole-catching mole on Squire Cass 's land , down by the old saw-pit .

He straightened straighten the skirts , carefully ignoring ignore the glances glance thrown in his direction , and swore swear softly to himself when he discovered discover where the leather had been scratched scratch through the canvas wrappings and the end of the silver scroll ripped rip up .