Circe warns that men who listen to the song of the sirens will

Which of the following best describes the setting of "marigolds"?

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?

If you begin to question the validity of the catholic church's teachings, then you could be considered a