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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: take the general answer first.' 'Very well, then, tell them to go
to hell--I reckon that's general enough. And I'll give you some
advice, Sawlsberry; when you come back for the particulars, fetch a
basket to carry what is left of yourself home in.'"
"Just like Goodson; it's got all the marks. He had only one vanity;
he thought he could give advice better than any other person."
"It settled the business, and saved us, Mary. The subject was
dropped."
"Bless you, I'm not doubting THAT."
Then they took up the gold-sack mystery again, with strong interest.
Soon the conversation began to suffer breaks--interruptions caused
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