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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton: "Yes," she panted. "That's why I'm living here." She paused.
"And you've told Coral?"
She felt his embrace relax. He drew away a little, still
holding her, but with lowered head.
"No ... I ... haven't."
"Oh, Nick! But then--?"
He caught her to him again, resentfully. "Well--then what?
What do you mean? What earthly difference does it make?"
"But if you've told her you were going to marry her--" (Try as
she would, her voice was full of silver chimes.)
"Marry her? Marry her?" he echoed. "But how could I? What
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