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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad: says that Stafford; and goes on taking sips of his drink as if he
had no interest in the matter.
"Cloete presses him a bit; but the other observes, impudent and
languid like: You see, there's no future in a thing like that - is
there? . . Oh! no, says Cloete. Certainly not. I don't mean this
to have any future - as far as you are concerned. It's a 'once for
all' transaction. Well, what do you estimate your future at? he
asks. . . The fellow more listless than ever - nearly asleep. - I
believe the skunk was really too lazy to care. Small cheating at
cards, wheedling or bullying his living out of some woman or other,
was more his style. Cloete swears at him in whispers something
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