What makes the tone different in these two pairs of lines from the excerpt? and finding she was left alone, went tiptoe to the telephone (second stanza) with courage high and hearts a-glow they galloped, roaring through the town, (third stanza)

i'm not sure what the second paragraph is but a decree is an official order issued by legal authority. find the one that best fits this definition.

impartial means: treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.

i would say that impartial is agreeing with something, because impartial means to treat your rivals, arguments, and reasoning equally and fair. so if you rival says something, agreeing on it means you did the impartial.