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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: ing of you," said the hostess to Eugene Mihailo-
vich, who came in at that very moment. "Why
are you so late?"
"I was busy," answered Eugene Mihailovich,
in a gay voice, rubbing his hands. And to his
wife's surprise he came to her side and said,--
"You know, I managed to get rid of the cou-
pon."
"No! You don't say so!"
"Yes, I used it to pay for a cart-load of fire-
wood I bought from a peasant."
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