This is a very good question, and I have always wondered
exactly what Jem meant by his use of the word "runner" in this context. Reading the text
carefully, Dill has just appeared in the Finch house in time for lunch. Dill angers Aunt
Alexandra when he claims that he has seen his Aunt Rachel
drink
"... a
pint for breakfast every morning--knows she drinks two glasses full. Seen
her."
When Alexandra
admonishes Dill for his accusation, "Jem's eyes flashed at her," and he decided it was
time for them to leave. While telling his story, Dill has
been
...
gnawing a chicken leg.
My
guess is that Dill had not finished eating his chicken and when Jem told him to "take
that runner with you," he was referring to the uneaten chicken
leg.
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