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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte: his wife half-a-crown from me - I should have given or sent it a
week ago, but quite forgot. There!' said she, throwing me her
purse, and speaking very fast - 'Never mind getting it out now, but
take the purse and give them what you like; I would go with you,
but I want to finish this volume. I'll come and meet you when I've
done it. Be quick, will you - and - oh, wait; hadn't you better
read to him a bit? Run to the house and get some sort of a good
book. Anything will do.'
I did as I was desired; but, suspecting something from her hurried
manner and the suddenness of the request, I just glanced back
before I quitted the field, and there was Mr. Hatfield about to
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