The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from My Antonia by Willa Cather: They laughed until a glance from Norwegian Anna checked them; the high-school
principal had just come into the front part of the shop to buy bread
for supper. Anna knew the whisper was going about that I was a sly one.
People said there must be something queer about a boy who showed no interest
in girls of his own age, but who could be lively enough when he was with Tony
and Lena or the three Marys.
The enthusiasm for the dance, which the Vannis had kindled,
did not at once die out. After the tent left town, the Euchre
Club became the Owl Club, and gave dances in the Masonic
Hall once a week. I was invited to join, but declined.
I was moody and restless that winter, and tired of the people
 My Antonia |