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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: he found his eyes resting upon the broad back of a gentleman
seated close to the old lady, and who, turning away from her,
was talking to a young girl. It was nothing but the back
of this gentleman that he saw, but nevertheless,
with the instinct of true friendship, he recognized in this
featureless expanse the robust personality of Gordon Wright.
In a moment he had stepped forward and laid his hand upon Wright's
shoulder.
His friend looked round, and then sprang up with a joyous exclamation
and grasp of the hand.
"My dear fellow--my dear Bernard! What on earth--when did you arrive?"
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