Mr. Link
Deas hires Helen, Tom Robinson's widow, after Tom is killed. However, he notices she is coming
to his house from the wrong direction. When he asks her about it, she tells him she walks a mile
out of her way because she is harassed by the Ewell children if she goes past their
house.
Although she asks him not to, Link Deas confronts the Ewells. He walks
her home past the Ewells, stopping at the gate to their house. He calls out to the Ewells, but
gets no answer, and nobody is in sight. Link Deas cries:
I
know every last one of yous in there a-layin€˜ on the floor!
The children are hiding because they are afraid of Mr. Deas, who used to be Tom
Robinson's employer. They don't want to get into a tussle with him. In fact, he threatens to put
Mr. Ewell in jail if he or his family continue to bother Helen.
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