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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Some Reminiscences by Joseph Conrad: thanked him at some length.
"You see," he interrupted abruptly in a very peculiar tone, "the
worst of this country is that one is not able to realise. . .it's
impossible to realise. . ." His voice sank into a languid
mutter. "And when one has very large interests. . .very
important interests. . ." he finished faintly. . ."up the river."
We looked at each other. He astonished me by giving a start and
making a very queer grimace.
"Well, I must be off," he burst out hurriedly. "So long!"
At the moment of stepping over the gangway he checked himself
though, to give me a mumbled invitation to dine at his house that
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