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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo: When Jimmy came home to luncheon that day, Aggie succeeded in
getting a general idea of the state of affairs in the Hardy
household. Of course Jimmy didn't tell the whole truth. Oh,
no--far from it. In fact, he appeared to be aggravatingly
ignorant as to the exact cause of the Hardy upheaval. Of ONE
thing, however, he was certain. "Alfred was going to quit
Chicago and leave Zoie to her own devices."
"Jimmy!" cried Aggie. "How awful!" and before Jimmy was fairly
out of the front gate, she had seized her hat and gloves and
rushed to the rescue of her friend.
Not surprised at finding Zoie in a state of collapse, Aggie
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