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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Chouans by Honore de Balzac: escort? Pardon my frankness, but your position does not seem to me
exactly natural--"
"We live in times, monsieur, when nothing takes place naturally. You
can accept my proposal without anxiety. Above all," she added,
emphasizing her words, "you need fear no treachery in an offer made by
a woman who has no part in political hatreds."
"A journey thus made is not without danger," he said, with a look
which gave significance to that commonplace remark.
"What is it you fear?" she answered, smiling sarcastically. "I see no
peril for any one."
"Is this the woman who a moment ago shared my desires in her eyes?"
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