You hesitate to force that butcher to do what he does not want to do.

The feeling does you honor, but is it business?
You hesitate even when you see how easily your could force him to do what he is in duty bound to do to protect the lives of our trustful citizens.
I admire your gentleness, but I deplore your unbusinesslike moderation.
You lack public spirit." The Colonel grinned savagely.

He felt that the attorney was teasing him, but he could not quite tell how.
"You," said Toole easily, "knowing that our town council can, and should, pass an ordinance compelling all owners of opera houses to install nickel-plated fire-extinguishers--to install four of them in each opera house in Kilo--for the protection of our people, hesitate to ask them to pass such an ordinance.

You hesitate because you do not wish to appear malevolent toward a rival.

Now, don't you ?" "Me be kind to that fat, pig-stealing, sausage-grinding----" snorted the Colonel, but the attorney stopped him with a lifted hand.
"Just what I said," exclaimed the attorney.