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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: is great," and looked at Lingard. But Lingard was not looking at
him. The shock of the explosion had robbed him of speech and
movement. He stared at the Emma blazing in a distant and
insignificant flame under the sinister shadow of the cloud
created by Jorgenson's mistrust and contempt for the life of men.
Belarab turned away. His opinion had changed. He regarded Lingard
no longer as a betrayed man but the effect was the same. He was
no longer a man of any importance. What Belarab really wanted now
was to see all the white people clear out of the lagoon as soon
as possible. Presently he ordered the gate to be thrown open and
his armed men poured out to take possession of the Settlement.
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