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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac: "Three black seals!" he said.
"The color doesn't surprise me," replied Philippe; "for since Madame's
death monsieur has not laid off his mourning; but I do think three
seals are rather strange."
"Very well," said Monsieur de l'Estorade; "I will give the letter to
my wife."
"If there should be anything in it to ease my mind about monsieur,
would Monsieur le comte be so kind as to let me know?" said Philippe.
"You can rely on that, my good fellow. /Au revoir/."
"I beg Monsieur le comte's pardon for offering an opinion," said the
majordomo, not accepting the leave just given him to depart; "but in
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