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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson: usual, however, he strode across her prejudices, and said, "I
have something to tell you. It is a fact."
"Is it?" said Aunt Jane, curtly. "That is refreshing in these
times."
"A good beginning," said Kate. "Go on. You have prepared us
for something incredible."
"You will think it so," said Malbone. "Emilia is engaged to
Mr. John Lambert." And he went out of the room.
"Good Heavens!" said Aunt Jane, taking off her spectacles.
"What a man! He is ugly enough to frighten the neighboring
crows. His face looks as if it had fallen together out of
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