In the Ravine, how did Vinny feel at the end of the story

Vinny was fearful for most of the story, but at the end his fear went away when he decided it was okay to say no to his friends. Vinny slipped, and dropped his towel in the mud.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experiences.