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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Daughter of Eve by Honore de Balzac: lay a mass of bank-notes to which she pointed.
Raoul called to Blondet.
"Ah! I see!" cried Blondet. "The little cheat has sold herself out
without a word to us. Well done, you little angel!"
Thereupon, the actress was borne in triumph into the dining-room where
most of the party still remained. The lawyer and du Tillet had
departed.
That evening Florine had an ovation at the theatre; the story of her
sacrifice had circulated among the audience.
"I'd rather be applauded for my talent," said her rival in the green-
room.
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