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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: Myles was not slow to see that he had the ill will of the head of
their company. That morning in the armory he had occasion to ask
some question of Blunt; the head squire stared coldly at him for
a moment, gave him a short, gruff answer, and then, turning his
back abruptly, began talking with one of the other bachelors.
Myles flushed hot at the other's insulting manner, and looked
quickly around to see if any of the others had observed what had
passed. It was a comfort to him to see that all were too busy
arming themselves to think of anything else; nevertheless, his
face was very lowering as he turned away.
"Some day I will show him that I am as good a man as he," he
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