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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton: "I'm happy to meet you, Mrs. Manstey; take a seat, please," the
landlady remarked in her prosperous voice, the voice of a woman
who can afford to build extensions. There was no help for it;
Mrs. Manstey sat down.
"Is there anything I can do for you, ma'am?" Mrs. Black
continued. "My house is full at present, but I am going to build
an extension, and--"
"It is about the extension that I wish to speak," said Mrs.
Manstey, suddenly. "I am a poor woman, Mrs. Black, and I have
never been a happy one. I shall have to talk about myself first
to--to make you understand."
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