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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: then she murmured an excuse to Mrs. van
der Luyden, and rose from her seat just as Marguerite
fell into Faust's arms. Archer, while he helped her on
with her Opera cloak, noticed the exchange of a significant
smile between the older ladies.
As they drove away May laid her hand shyly on
his. "I'm so sorry you don't feel well. I'm afraid they've
been overworking you again at the office."
"No--it's not that: do you mind if I open the
window?" he returned confusedly, letting down the pane
on his side. He sat staring out into the street, feeling his
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