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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: peculiar nervous twitching of his nostrils betrayed a poorly suppressed
excitement.
All evening he followed Betty like a shadow. Her kindness may have encouraged
him. She danced often with him end showed a certain preference for his
society. Alice and Lydia were puzzled by Betty's manner. As they were intimate
friends they believed they knew something of her likes and dislikes. Had not
Betty told them she did not care for Mr. Miller? What was the meaning of the
arch glances she bestowed upon him, if she did not care for him? To be sure,
it was nothing wonderful for Betty to smile,--she was always prodigal of her
smiles--but she had never been known to encourage any man. The truth was that
Betty had put her new resolution into effect; to be as merry and charming as
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