"
"The Bible! What does the Bible say? It tells of a great deal
of fighting."
"Of bad men."
"Yes, but the Jews were commanded to fight, were they not?"
"To punish bad men. But we have got another rule since that."
"What is it?"
" 'If any man smite thee on the one cheek, turn to him the
other also.' "
"Is it possible you think the Bible means that literally?" he
said.
"Do you think it would say what it did not mean?"
"But try it by the moral effect; what sort of a fellow would a
man be who did so, Miss Randolph?"
"I think he would be fine!" — I said; for I was thinking of
One who, "when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He
suffered, He threatened not." But I could not tell all my
thought to Mr. Thorold; no more than I could to Dr. Sandford.
"And would you have him stand by and see another injured?" my
companion asked. "Wouldn't you have him fight in such a case?"
I had not considered that question. I was silent.
"Suppose he sees wrong done; wrong that a few well planted
blows — or shots, if you like; shots are but well directed
blows," he said, smiling; — "wrong that a few well planted
blows would prevent.
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