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Chapter 14
Refreshedbyfood,Dillrecitedthisnarrative:havingbeenboundinchainsandlefttodieinthebasement(therewerebasementsinMeridian)byhisnewfather,whodislikedhim,andsecretlykeptaliveonrawfieldpeasbyapassingfarmerwhoheardhiscriesforhelp(thegoodmanpokedabushelpodbypodthroughtheventilator),Dillworkedhimselffreebypullingthechainsfromthewall.Stillinwristmanacles,hewanderedtwomilesoutofMeridianwherehediscoveredasmallanimalshowandwasimmediatelyengagedtowashthecamel.HetraveledwiththeshowalloverMississippiuntilhisinfalliblesenseofdirectiontoldhimhewasinAbbottCounty,Alabama,justacrosstheriverfromMaycomb.Hewalkedtherestoftheway.
"How’dyougethere?"askedJem.
Hehadtakenthirteendollarsfromhismother’spurse,caughtthenineo’clockfromMeridianandgotoffatMaycombJunction.HehadwalkedtenorelevenofthefourteenmilestoMaycomb,offthehighwayinthescrubbusheslesttheauthoritiesbeseekinghim,andhadriddentheremainderofthewayclingingtothebackboardofacottonwagon.Hehadbeenunderthebedfortwohours,hethought;hehadheardusinthediningroom,andtheclinkofforksonplatesnearlydrovehimcrazy.HethoughtJemandIwouldnevergotobed;hehadconsideredemergingandhelpingmebeatJem,asJemhadgrownfartaller,butheknewMr.Finchwouldbreakitupsoon,sohethoughtitbesttostaywherehewas.Hewaswornout,dirtybeyondbelief,andhome.
