The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from McTeague by Frank Norris: reflected gravely. It was a matter of tremendous moment.
The whole party halted, awaiting his decision.
"Attend now," he suddenly exclaimed. "It will not be soh
soon. At der end of der day, ven we shall have home
gecommen, den wull it pe adjudge, eh? A REward of merit
to him who der bes' pehaves. It is an order. Vorwarts!"
"That was a Sacramento train," said Marcus to Selina as they
started off; "it was, for a fact."
"I know a girl in Sacramento," Trina told McTeague. "She's
forewoman in a glove store, and she's got consumption."
"I was in Sacramento once," observed McTeague, "nearly eight
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