Miss Maudie enjoys the Finch's company and they enjoy her company as well. The Finch children adore sitting on Miss Maudie's porch to learn lessons they will use for life. Miss Maudie treats children like they are less-experienced adults. This creates a significant relationship between Miss Maudie and the children. Miss Maudie did not care to attend the trial that everyone in town was racing to get to. Miss Maudie believed that Atticus was almost "called" to take on Tom Robinson's case. It was as if Atticus was the only person who could morally take the case and do it right. We see this in her words, “I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father’s one of them." Miss Maudie was asserting that it was mentally unhealthy, for people to want to be spectators at a trial, just to see someone being put on trial for his/her life. Miss Maudie knew Atticus would not win the case, but she knew that he was doing the right thing by defending Tom Robinson, even thought he was black. Miss Maudie was a fair character, so she did not think of Tom Robinson as a useless