The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Faith of Men by Jack London: "I am good Christian man now," Snettishane concluded. "I want my
Lit-lit to go to heaven."
The Factor's reply was short and to the point; for he directed his
father-in-law to go to the heavenly antipodes, and by the scruff of
the neck and the slack of the blanket propelled him on that trail
as far as the door.
But Snettishane sneaked around and in by the kitchen, cornering
Lit-lit in the great living-room of the Fort.
"Mayhap thou didst sleep over-sound last night when I called by the
river bank," he began, glowering darkly.
"Nay, I was awake and heard." Her heart was beating as though it
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