57- Disagreement with Bruce Appears to Be Settled

Very at perox. Largely responsible for the gradual, but ever certain disintegration,

the collapse of the Roman Empire. Now tomorrow, boys, I want to take up the fall of Antioch and the Persians and the fall of the Emperor Valerian. That will be the assignment for tomorrow. Make notes of that if you please and be prepared for recitation tomorrow afternoon.

But at the moment, you'll be right. Alright. Now, during the last few moments of this period, I want you to listen to the recitation of a special assignment which I've asked Cadet's Dugan and Doc Campbell to prepare.

Cadet Dugan, are you ready? Yes, sir. Ready, well, you may begin. Well, this recitation is a story of Damon and Phindias. Phindias was really the man's name. Bruce and I found out it wasn't Phindias at all.

Well, Damon and Fintius were followers of Pythagoras, an ancient Greek philosopher. And because of his belief, Fintius was condemned to death by the emperor Dionysius. Well, Fintius expressed as the emperor if he could be let off for a little while, so he could go home and arrange his affairs.

At first the emperor didn't want to do that, but finally, well, Damon made a pledge to the the emperor that if Fintheus didn't come back when he promised, he, Daemon, would forfeit his life for his friend. So the emperor finally agreed, and so Fintheus finally left the prison and left his friend Daemon there in his place. Then Daemon didn't know whether Fintheus would

get back when he said he would or not. But, well, Daemon didn't care because Fintheus was a best friend he had, and Daemon was willing to give up his life for his friend. And then Just as Damon thought the emperor would send for him the slam, Cynthia showed up and Damon was saved. But the emperor was so affected by the friendship between the two men that