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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad: science. He is friendly with a ghost . . . Of a girl too," she
added in a voice as if struck for the first time by the
coincidence. "It is the photograph of that apparition which I have
seen. Very sweet. Most interesting. A little cloudy naturally. .
. . Mr. Renouard! I hope you are not a sceptic. It's so consoling
to think. . ."
"Those plantation boys of mine see ghosts too," said Renouard
grimly.
The sister of the philosopher sat up stiffly. What crudeness! It
was always so with this strange young man.
"Mr. Renouard! How can you compare the superstitious fancies of
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