The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen: "Why to Clarke?"
"Because I am sure that Clarke is in possession of
facts about this woman, facts of which I know nothing."
"Well, what then?"
Mr. Villiers leaned back in his chair and looked
reflectively at Austin for a moment before he answered:
"My idea was that Clarke and I should call on Mrs.
Beaumont."
"You would never go into such a house as that? No, no,
Villiers, you cannot do it. Besides, consider; what result..."
"I will tell you soon. But I was going to say that my
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