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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from An International Episode by Henry James: the duchess explained.
"But surely in England," said Mrs. Westgate, "the young ladies don't
call upon the young men?"
"Some of them do--almost!" Lady Pimlico declared.
"What the young men are a great parti."
"Bessie, you must make a note of that," said Mrs. Westgate.
"My sister," she added, "is a model traveler. She writes
down all the curious facts she hears in a little book she
keeps for the purpose."
The duchess was a little flushed; she looked all about the room, while her
daughter turned to Bessie. "My brother told us you were wonderfully clever,"
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