What is the correct sequence of the first four steps of a Lincoln-Douglas debate? O affirmative questions, negative presents, affirmative refutes, negative refutes
O negative presents, affirmative questions, affirmative refutes, negative refutes
affirmative presents, negative questions, negative presents, affirmative questions
negative presents, affirmative presents, negative questions, affirmative refutes

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?