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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, etc. by Oscar Wilde: in a moment.'
The old beggar-man took advantage of Trevor's absence to rest for a
moment on a wooden bench that was behind him. He looked so forlorn
and wretched that Hughie could not help pitying him, and felt in
his pockets to see what money he had. All he could find was a
sovereign and some coppers. 'Poor old fellow,' he thought to
himself, 'he wants it more than I do, but it means no hansoms for a
fortnight'; and he walked across the studio and slipped the
sovereign into the beggar's hand.
The old man started, and a faint smile flitted across his withered
lips. 'Thank you, sir,' he said, 'thank you.'
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