God bless Will. I think he finally grew tired of being ignored. One morning, while we were getting ready to go out, Atticus sat facing the door. Will walked up to him and circled around. Atticus kept looking straight ahead. Will drew closer and closer still as he circled. Finally he stood within inches of Atticus’s left ear and let loose with one loud, resounding bark. Atti didn’t flinch. Even then he wouldn’t acknowledge Will. That bark was so piercing and strange to hear that I laughed. “He’s telling you, ‘Pay attention to me, Atticus!’”
