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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Confidence by Henry James: with the actual that he desired no mutation.
"I mean only for a short time," Gordon explained. "My poor sister writes from
England, telling me that my brother-in-law is suddenly obliged to go home.
She has decided not to remain behind, and they are to sail a fortnight hence.
She wants very much to see me before she goes, and as I don't know when I
shall see her again, I feel as if I ought to join her immediately and spend
the interval with her. That will take about a fortnight."
"I appreciate the sanctity of family ties and I project myself
into your situation," said Bernard. "On the other hand,
I don't envy you a breathless journey from Baden to Folkestone."
"It 's the coming back that will be breathless," exclaimed Gordon, smiling.
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