Thank you for posting your question here at brainly. I hope the answer will help you. Feel free to ask more questions. <span>Reason is the verbal weapon Atticus uses but Alexandra doesn't go for it. She tells him not to speak that way in front of the maid.</span>
She relies on tom far too much. she doesn’t take into account the possibility that he MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO HELP her, in spite of his willingness to do so.