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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: "Truly," said Myles, after a little pause of meditative silence,
"I know not of any esteem, yet I do think he was passing patient
with me in this matter. But ne'theless, Francis, that changeth
not my stand in the case. Yea, I did shamefully, so to resign my
lady without speaking one word; nor will I so resign her even
yet. I have bethought me much of this matter of late, Francis,
and now I come to thee to help me from my evil case. I would have
thee act the part of a true friend to me--like that one I have
told thee of in the story of the Emperor Justinian. I would have
thee, when next thou servest in the house, to so contrive that my
Lady Alice shall get a letter which I shall presently write, and
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