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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad: "Very well," I answered. "I am coming on deck directly."
I waited till he was gone out of the cuddy, then rose. My double moved too.
The time had come to exchange our last whispers, for neither of us was ever
to hear each other's natural voice.
"Look here!" I opened a drawer and took out three sovereigns.
"Take this anyhow. I've got six and I'd give you the lot,
only I must keep a little money to buy some fruit and vegetables
for the crew from native boats as we go through Sunda Straits."
He shook his head.
"Take it," I urged him, whispering desperately.
"No one can tell what--"
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