The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Glasses by Henry James: something, and his suspicions, whether expressed or kept to
himself, have put him on the watch. I happened to have a glimpse
of the movement at which he pounced on her and caught her in the
act."
I had thought it all out; my idea explained many things, and
Dawling turned pale as he listened to me.
"Was he rough with her?" he anxiously asked.
"How can I tell what passed between them? I fled from the place."
My companion stared. "Do you mean to say her eyesight's going?"
"Heaven forbid! In that case how could she take life as she does?"
"How DOES she take life? That's the question!" He sat there
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