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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: "That is artful and deep, to be sure; but I had
rather be told at once that you will not tell me."
"Well then, I will not."
"Thank you; for now we shall soon be acquainted,
as I am authorized to tease you on this subject whenever
we meet, and nothing in the world advances intimacy
so much."
They danced again; and, when the assembly closed,
parted, on the lady's side at least, with a strong
inclination for continuing the acquaintance. Whether she
thought of him so much, while she drank her warm wine
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