It was Miss Stephanie's pleasure to tell us: this morning Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he'd get him if it took the rest of his life.

It was Miss Stephanie’s pleasure to tell us: this morning Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he’d get him if it took the rest of his life.

– Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 22. What Ewell said in his threat does indeed foreshadow that he will get back at Atticus – by attacking his children. Also that it will cost Ewell his life.

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