Aunt Alexandra has a feeling that the night will end badly. Of course it does, with Jem and Scout being attacked, Jem's broken arm, & the death of Bob Ewell. But she doesn't have a clear idea of what will happen, just gets a shiver. In Chapter 27, while they're preparing for the pageant, she stops talking in midsentence, and Scout asks her what's wrong: "Oh nothing, nothing," she said, "Somebody just walked over my grave." Scout describes this moment as a "pinprick of apprehension", but we don't hear anything more about it until the next chapter.
Here, Jem and Scout are safe at home, & Heck Tate has come to get a straight story. Aunt Alexandra asks to be excused, saying she's one person too many. Actually, she's feeling overwhelmed by her foreboding. She tries to explain it to Atticus, saying "I had a feeling about this tonight--I--this is my fault." Atticus denies that, telling her there was no way she could have known what would happen.
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