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           DillsaidCalpurniaandAtticusliftedHelentoherfeetandhalfcarried,halfwalkedhertothecabin.Theystayedinsidealongtime,andAtticuscameoutalone.Whentheydrovebackbythedump,someoftheEwellsholleredatthem,butDilldidn’tcatchwhattheysaid.

           MaycombwasinterestedbythenewsofTom’sdeathforperhapstwodays;twodayswasenoughfortheinformationtospreadthroughthecounty."Didyouhearabout?....No?Well,theysayhewasrunnin’fittobeatlightnin’..."ToMaycomb,Tom’sdeathwastypical.Typicalofaniggertocutandrun.Typicalofanigger’smentalitytohavenoplan,nothoughtforthefuture,justrunblindfirstchancehesaw.Funnything,AtticusFinchmight’vegothimoffscotfree,butwait—?Hellno.Youknowhowtheyare.Easycome,easygo.Justshowsyou,thatRobinsonboywaslegallymarried,theysayhekepthimselfclean,wenttochurchandallthat,butwhenitcomesdowntothelinetheveneer’smightythin.Niggeralwayscomesoutin‘em.

           Afewmoredetails,enablingthelistenertorepeathisversioninturn,thennothingtotalkaboutuntilTheMaycombTribuneappearedthefollowingThursday.TherewasabriefobituaryintheColoredNews,buttherewasalsoaneditorial.

           Mr.B.B.Underwoodwasathismostbitter,andhecouldn’thavecaredlesswhocanceledadvertisingandsubscriptions.(ButMaycombdidn’tplaythatway:Mr.Underwoodcouldhollertillhesweatedandwritewhateverhewantedto,he’dstillgethisadvertisingandsubscriptions