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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: little cold sigh, he seemed to signify that he regretfully
surrendered the late marquis to the penalty of his turpitude.
He gave a hardly perceptible shrug, took his neat umbrella from
the servant in the vestibule, and, with his gentlemanly walk,
passed out. Newman stood listening till he heard the door close;
then he slowly exclaimed, "Well, I ought to begin to
be satisfied now!"
CHAPTER XXV
Newman called upon the comical duchess and found her at home.
An old gentleman with a high nose and a gold-headed cane was just taking
leave of her; he made Newman a protracted obeisance as he retired,
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