To Kill a Mockingbird

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Why does Bob Ewell say he didn't chase down Tom Robinson?

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Ewell insists that he didn't go after Tom Robinson because he was too worried about his daughter to do anything other than care for her needs.

“Well, I run around the house to get in, but he run out the front door just ahead of me. I sawed who he was, all right. I was too distracted about Mayella to run after’im. I run in the house and she was lyin‘ on the floor squallin’—”

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To Kill a Mockingbird