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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad: Ossipon would not be brusque with kind fate. He withdrew his arm
in a natural way.
"You recognised me," she faltered out, standing before him, fairly
steady on her legs.
"Of course I did," said Ossipon with perfect readiness. "I was
afraid you were going to fall. I've thought of you too often
lately not to recognise you anywhere, at any time. I've always
thought of you - ever since I first set eyes on you."
Mrs Verloc seemed not to hear. "You were coming to the shop?" she
said nervously.
"Yes; at once," answered Ossipon. "Directly I read the paper."
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