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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: make them drink water, as it might be a day or longer before Hiram could
get back. I made Bill drink, and easily filled up Herky; but Bud, who never
drank anything save whiskey, gave me a job. He refused with a growl, and I
insisted with what I felt sure was Christian patience. Still he would not
drink, so I put the cup to his lips and tipped it. Bud promptly spat the
water all over me. And I as promptly got another cupful and dashed it all
over him.
"Bud, you'll drink or I'll drown you," I declared.
So while Bill cracked hoarse jokes and Herky swore his pleasure, I made Bud
drink all he could hold. Jim got a good deal of fun out of it, but Dick and
Hiram never cracked a smile. Possibly the latter two saw something far from
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