What would you do if you were faced with a decision that could be between life and death, when you had no friends to cheer you up, nor a family to help you, and no God to shine his face upon your own?

Johnny should not have shown his cup to Mr. Lyte for three reasons: He could have been accused of theft, become a Whig, or have lost all his old friends.

The first reason Johnny should not have shown his cup to Mr. Lyte is that he could have been accused of theft. Johnny had already been told by his friend Rab that Mr. Lyte was a very crooked man, and for Johnny to assume a place at Mr. Lyte’s right hand would simply be given to him without question was a very idiotic hypothesis. Johnny should not have even tried to open up such diplomacy, for it would have been nothing for a man like Mr. Lyte to simply snap his fingers and send Johnny to the gallows.

The second reason Johnny should not have shown his cup to Mr. Lyte is that he would have lost old friends. If Johnny had succeeded and was welcomed into the Lyte’s formidable household Johnny’s social life would have been carefully directed by Mr. Lyte and him alone. For one thing, the respected Whig would never allow Johnny to associate with Rab or other patriots like him. Also …show more content…
Lyte is that he would have to become a Whig! Even if Johnny had somehow maintained a relationship with Rab, all of it would have been a lie, for the truth of the matter is that Rab would be his enemy( you see, Patriots and Whigs don’t give bro hugs ) Also Johnny and the Lyte’s beautiful mansion was smack in the heart of Boston, a.k.a, the Patriots camp. Johnny’s life would have been in terrible danger, and as we see later on in the story Bacon hill is attacked and the Lytes flee for their lives and their Bacons ! (XD) Also, as the years would grow on and the seasons would change, Johnny’s cold and proud heart would be taught to stride alongside the ways of the Tyrannous Mr.