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           "Don’tthink,whatdoyoumean?"

           "ImeanIdidn’tstaylongenoughforhimtorunmeoff."

           "You’reverycandidaboutthis,whydidyourunsofast?"

           "IsaysIwasscared,suh."

           "Ifyouhadaclearconscience,whywereyouscared?"

           "LikeIsaysbefore,itweren’tsafeforanyniggertobeina—fixlikethat."

           "Butyouweren’tinafix—youtestifiedthatyouwereresistingMissEwell.Wereyousoscaredthatshe’dhurtyou,youran,abigbucklikeyou?"

           "Nosuh,I’sscaredI’dbeincourt,justlikeIamnow."

           "Scaredofarrest,scaredyou’dhavetofaceuptowhatyoudid?"

           "Nosuh,scaredI’dhaftafaceuptowhatIdidn’tdo."

           "Areyoubeingimpudenttome,boy?"

           "Nosuh,Ididn’tgotobe."

           ThiswasasmuchasIheardofMr.Gilmer’scross-examination,becauseJemmademetakeDillout.ForsomereasonDillhadstartedcryingandcouldn’tstop;quietlyatfirst,thenhissobswereheardbyseveralpeopleinthebalcony.JemsaidifIdidn’tgowithhimhe’dmakeme,andReverendSykessaidI’dbettergo,soIwent.Dillhadseemedtobeallrightthatday,nothingwrongwithhim,butIguessedhehadn’tfullyrecoveredfromrunningaway.

           "Ain’tyoufeelinggood?"Iasked,whenwereachedthebottomofthestairs.

           Dilltriedtopullhimselftogetheraswerandownthesouthsteps.Mr.LinkDeaswasalonelyfigureonthetopstep."Anythinghappenin’,Scout?"heaskedaswewentby.