The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield: talking at once--of the weather--of the record slide--of the fine condition
of the Wald See for skating.
Suddenly Fuchs looked at Max, raised his eyebrows and nodded across to
Victor, who shook his head.
"Baby doesn't feel well," he said, feeding the brown dog with broken lumps
of sugar, "and nobody's to disturb him--I'm nurse."
"That's the first time I've ever known him off colour," said Wistuba.
"I've always imagined he had the better part of this world that could not
be taken away from him. I think he says his prayers to the dear Lord for
having spared him being taken home in seven basketsful to-night. It's a
fool's game to risk your all that way and leave the nation desolate."
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