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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Glasses by Henry James: were really uninformed.
"I shall find out the truth," he promptly replied.
"How can you? If you question her you'll simply drive her to
perjure herself. Wherein after all does it concern you to know the
truth? It's the girl's own affair."
"Then why did you tell me your story?"
I was a trifle embarrassed. "To warn you off," I smiled. He took
no more notice of these words than presently to remark that Lord
Iffield had no serious intentions. "Very possibly," I said. "But
you mustn't speak as if Lord Iffield and you were her only
alternatives."
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