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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Cousin Betty by Honore de Balzac: This catechism bored the Livonian excessively; he seized a gayer
moment to say:
"And you, my dearest, what would you have done if your artist had
proved guilty?"
"I," said she, with an air of prompt decision, "I should have taken up
Stidmann--not that I love him, of course!"
"Hortense!" cried Steinbock, starting to his feet with a sudden and
theatrical emphasis. "You would not have had the chance--I would have
killed you!"
Hortense threw herself into his arms, clasping him closely enough to
stifle him, and covered him with kisses, saying:
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