“I don’t like it Atticus, I don’t like it at all,” was Aunt Alexandra’s assessment of these events. “That man seems to have a running grudge against everyone connected with the case. I know how that kind are about paying off grudges, but I don’t understand why he should harbor one – he had his way in court, didn’t he?”
– Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 27. Aunt Alexandra is referring to Bob Ewell, who publicly swore revenge against Atticus after Atticus made him look like a fool during the Tom Robinson trial. Atticus believes he is just sounding off and won’t go through with it, but he is proven wrong when Ewell attacks Atticus’s children.