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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Confidence by Henry James: said Mrs. Vivian.
"I had a sort of theory one could. Our life was so pleasant that it
seemed a shame to break the spell, and if no one had moved I am sure
we might be sitting there now."
Mrs. Vivian stared, still with her little fixed smile.
"I think we should have had bad weather."
"Very likely," said Bernard, laughing. "Nature would have
grown jealous of our good-humor--of our tranquil happiness.
And after all, here we are together again--that is, some of us.
But I have only my own audacity to thank for it. I was quite free
to believe that you were not at all pleased to see me re-appear--
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