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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: Why had she not done something--thought of some way to save him?
The ranger's guards led him to the military headquarters in the
next street from the prison. He observed that nearly a whole
company of Rurales formed the escort, and this led him to
conclude that the government party was very uneasy as to the
situation and had taken precautions against a possible attempt at
rescue. But no such attempt was made. The sunny streets were
pretty well deserted, except for a few lounging peons hardly
interested enough to be curious. The air of peace, of order, sat
so incongruously over the plaza that Bucky's heart fell. Surely
this was the last place on earth for a revolution to make any
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