Why do you think atticus speaks so formally to mayella during her testimony? what is your impression of atticus based on lee’s descriptions during mayella’s testimony? use the strongest evidence from the novel to explain your answer.

The answer is "he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. so when the author says that tom walker could not be tempted by the devil he does not literally mean "the devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.