Even the babies were still, and I suddenly wondered if they had been smothered at their mothers’ breasts.
“Now,” said Atticus, “Miss Mayella, you’ve testified that the defendant choked and beat you—
you didn’t say that he sneaked up behind you and knocked you cold, but you turned around and there he was—”
Atticus was back behind his table, and he emphasized his words by tapping his knuckles on it.
“—do you wish to reconsider any of your testimony?” “You want me to say something that didn’t happen?”
“No ma’am, I want you to say something that did happen. Tell us once more, please, what happened?”
“I told’ja what happened.” “You testified that you turned around and there he was. He choked you then?”
“Yes.” “Then he released your throat and hit you?” “I said he did.”
“He blacked your left eye with his right fist?” “I ducked and it—it glanced, that’s what it did.
I ducked and it glanced off.” Mayella had finally seen the light.
“You’re becoming suddenly clear on this point. A while ago you couldn’t remember too well, could you?”
“I said he hit me.” “All right. He choked you, he hit you, then he raped you, that right?”
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