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           Ewelldidn’tseemtohelphernone,andneitherdidthechillun,andIknowedshedidn’thavenonickelstospare."

           "Whereweretheotherchildren?"

           "Theywasalwaysaround,allovertheplace.They’dwatchmework,someof‘em,someof‘em’dsetinthewindow."

           "WouldMissMayellatalktoyou?"

           "Yessir,shetalkedtome."

           AsTomRobinsongavehistestimony,itcametomethatMayellaEwellmusthavebeentheloneliestpersonintheworld.ShewasevenlonelierthanBooRadley,whohadnotbeenoutofthehouseintwenty-fiveyears.WhenAtticusaskedhadsheanyfriends,sheseemednottoknowwhathemeant,thenshethoughthewasmakingfunofher.Shewasassad,Ithought,aswhatJemcalledamixedchild:whitepeoplewouldn’thaveanythingtodowithherbecauseshelivedamongpigs;Negroeswouldn’thaveanythingtodowithherbecauseshewaswhite.Shecouldn’tlivelikeMr.DolphusRaymond,whopreferredthecompanyofNegroes,becauseshedidn’townariverbankandshewasn’tfromafineoldfamily.Nobodysaid,"That’sjusttheirway,"abouttheEwells.MaycombgavethemChristmasbaskets,welfaremoney,andthebackofitshand.TomRobinsonwasprobablytheonlypersonwhowaseverdecenttoher.Butshesaidhetookadvantageofher,andwhenshestoodupshelookedathimasifheweredirtbeneathherfeet.