The little girl at the beginning of the novel would have strongly disagreed to go the missionary circle in the first place. Scout's senses kicked in at the end of book and she knew she had to do the polite thing by treating her elders with respect, even if they were rude to Atticus. Furthermore, older Scout, at the end of the novel did not burst with excitement like a child on Christmas when she saw Boo Radley. Instead, she found herself giving Boo tours around the house as if they had been friendly neighbors for a long time. When guiding him outside, Scout had the brilliant idea that "If Stephanie Crawford was watching from her upstairs window, she would see Arthur Radley escorting (Scout) down the sidewalk, as any gentleman would do" (147). Since Miss Stephanie is the town gossip, of course it would spread around town rapidly that Boo Radley had been spotted. He is basically the ghost of Maycomb. Scout would not want his self esteem to be hurt any more since everyone already thinks so lowly of him, because they misjudged