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Chapter 17
Didyou,duringallthisrunning,runforadoctor?"
"Wadn’tnoneedto.Iseenwhathappened."
"Butthere’sonethingIdon’tunderstand,"saidAtticus."Weren’tyouconcernedwithMayella’scondition?"
"Imostpositivelywas,"saidMr.Ewell."Iseenwhodoneit."
"No,Imeanherphysicalcondition.Didyounotthinkthenatureofherinjurieswarrantedimmediatemedicalattention?"
"What?"
"Didn’tyouthinksheshouldhavehadadoctor,immediately?"
Thewitnesssaidheneverthoughtofit,hehadnevercalledadoctortoanyofhis’ninhislife,andifhehaditwouldhavecosthimfivedollars."Thatall?"heasked.
"Notquite,"saidAtticuscasually."Mr.Ewell,youheardthesheriff’stestimony,didn’tyou?"
"How’sthat?"
"YouwereinthecourtroomwhenMr.HeckTatewasonthestand,weren’tyou?Youheardeverythinghesaid,didn’tyou?"
Mr.Ewellconsideredthemattercarefully,andseemedtodecidethatthequestionwassafe.
"Yes,"hesaid.
"DoyouagreewithhisdescriptionofMayella’sinjuries?"
"How’sthat?"
AtticuslookedaroundatMr.Gilmerandsmiled.Mr.Ewellseemeddeterminednottogivethedefensethetimeofday.
"Mr.Tatetestifiedthatherrighteyewasblackened,thatshewasbeatenaroundthe—"
"Ohyeah,"saidthewitness."IholdwitheverythingTatesaid."
"Youdo?"askedAtticusmildly."Ijustwanttomakesure."
