“That’sjustthepoint，“saidTom；“Idon’tobjecttoacompromise，whereyoudon’tgiveupyourprinciple。“
“Notyou，“saidEastlaughingly——“Iknowhimofold，Arthur，andyou’llfindhimoutsomeday。Thereisn’tsuchareasonablefellowintheworld，tohearhimtalk。Heneverwantsanythingbutwhat’srightandfair；onlywhenyoucometosettlewhat’srightandfair，it’severythingthathewants，andnothingthatyouwant。Andthat’shisideaofacompromise。GivemetheBrowncompromisewhenI’monhisside。“
“Now，Harry，“saidTom，“nomorechaff。I’mserious。Lookhere。Thisiswhatmakesmybloodtingle。“AndheturnedoverthepagesofhisBibleandread，“Shadrach，Meshach，andAbed-
negoansweredandsaidtotheking，ONebuchadnezzar，wearenotcarefultoanswertheeinthismatter。Ifitbeso，ourGodwhomweserveisabletodeliverusfromtheburningfieryfurnace，andhewilldeliverusoutofthinehand，Oking。Butifnot，beitknownuntothee，Oking，thatwewillnotservethygods，norworshipthegoldenimagewhichthouhastsetup。“
Hereadthelastversetwice，emphasizingthenots，anddwellingonthemasiftheygavehimactualpleasure，andwerehardtopartwith。