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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: CHAPTER XV
THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CROP UP IN THE EASIEST OF THEFTS
The house in which Toupillier lived is one of those which have lost
half their depth, owing to the straightening of the line of the
street, the rue Honore-Chevalier being one of the narrowest in the
Saint-Sulpice quarter. The owner, forbidden by the law to repair it,
or to add new storeys, was compelled to let the wretched building in
the condition in which he bought it. It consisted of a first storey
above the ground-floor, surmounted by garrets, with two small wings
running back on either side. The courtyard thus formed ended in a
garden planted with trees, which was always rented to the occupant of
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