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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Ivanhoe by Walter Scott: Rowena was in hopes she might pass him unobserved.
He looked up, however, and, when aware
of her presence, a deep flush of shame suffused his
handsome countenance. He stood a moment most
irresolute; then, stepping forward, took her palfrey
by the rein, and bent his knee before her.
``Will the Lady Rowena deign to cast an eye
---on a captive knight---on a dishonoured soldier?''
``Sir Knight,'' answered Rowena, ``in enterprises
such as yours, the real dishonour lies not in
failure, but in success.''
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