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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Adventure by Jack London: eh?--a business partnership? Gammon my eye, that's what it is."
Then it was that Sheldon struck out, coolly and deliberately, with
all the strength of his arm, and Tudor, caught on the jaw, fell
sideways, crumpling as he did so and crushing a chair to kindling
wood beneath the weight of his falling body. He pulled himself
slowly to his feet, but did not offer to rush.
"Now will you fight?" Tudor said grimly.
Sheldon laughed, and for the first time with true spontaneity. The
intrinsic ridiculousness of the situation was too much for his
sense of humour. He made as if to repeat the blow, but Tudor,
white of face, with arms hanging resistlessly at his sides, offered
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