Pohnpei is exactly right. This element of surprise with every possible interaction with Boo is what leads the reader to think it's possible that the original discussions about Boo may have been not completely true.
In Jem's 10 or 11 year-old mind, he probably had a variety of thoughts at play. He likely wondered who all knew those were his pants. We wonder what our parents really know about what we do wrong, we wonder how much they know. Then, we are careful not to lie, or if we do lie, we try to follow it carefully. If these pants were folded and mended, Jem is probably still wondering if the person responsible shared the information about the pants with Atticus, since the boys made up a lie to explain the missing pants originally.
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