The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris:
That same afternoon he read the last chapter to Blix, and she
helped him to prepare the manuscript for expressage. She insisted
that it should go off that very day, and herself wrote the
directions upon the outside wrapper. Then the two went down
together to the Wells Fargo office, and "In Defiance of Authority"
was sent on its journey across the continent.
"Now," she said, as they came out of the express office and stood
for a moment upon the steps, "now there's nothing to do but wait
for the Centennial Company. I do so hope we'll get their answer
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