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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Unseen World and Other Essays by John Fiske: By this time, Philip "the Good," Duke of Burgundy, had made up
his mind to sell her to the English for 10,000 francs; and Jeanne
was accordingly taken to Arras, and thence to Cotoy, where she
was delivered to the English by Philip's officers. So far, all is
clear; but here it may be asked, WAS she really delivered to the
English, or did Philip, pocketing his 10,000 francs, cheat and
defraud his allies with a counterfeit Jeanne? Such crooked
dealing would have been in perfect keeping with his character.
Though a far more agreeable and gentlemanly person, he was almost
as consummate and artistic a rascal as his
great-great-great-grandson and namesake, Philip II. of Spain. His
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