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           "Thenwhatdidshedo?"

           Thewitnessswallowedhard."Shereachedupan’kissedme‘sideofth’face.Shesayssheneverkissedagrownmanbeforean’shemightaswellkissanigger.Shesayswhatherpapadotoherdon’tcount.Shesays,‘Kissmeback,nigger.’IsayMissMayellalemmeoutaherean’triedtorunbutshegotherbacktothedooran’I’dahadtopushher.Ididn’twantaharmher,Mr.Finch,an’Isaylemmepass,butjustwhenIsayitMr.Ewellyonderholleredthroughth’window."

           "Whatdidhesay?"

           TomRobinsonswallowedagain,andhiseyeswidened."Somethin’notfittin’tosay—notfittin’forthesefolks’nchilluntohear—"

           "Whatdidhesay,Tom?Youmusttellthejurywhathesaid."

           TomRobinsonshuthiseyestight."Hesaysyougoddamnwhore,I’llkillya."

           "Thenwhathappened?"

           "Mr.Finch,Iwasrunnin’sofastIdidn’tknowwhathappened."

           "Tom,didyourapeMayellaEwell?"

           "Ididnot,suh."

           "Didyouharmherinanyway?"

           "Ididnot,suh."

           "Didyouresistheradvances?"

           "Mr.Finch,Itried.Itriedto‘thoutbein’uglytoher.Ididn’twantabeugly,Ididn’twantapushherornothin’."

           Itoccurredtomethatintheirownway,TomRobinson’smannerswereasgoodasAtticus’s.