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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Vendetta by Honore de Balzac: among the layers and notaries of Paris, asking for papers to copy. The
frankness of his manners and his situation interested many in his
favor; he soon obtained enough work to be obliged to find young men to
assist him; and this employment became, little by little, a regular
business. The profits of his office and the sale of Ginevra's pictures
gave the young couple a competence of which they were justly proud,
for it was the fruit of their industry.
This, to the busy pair, was the happiest period of their lives. The
days flowed rapidly by, filled with occupation and the joys of their
love. At night, after working all day, they met with delight in
Ginevra's studio. Music refreshed their weariness. No expression of
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