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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay: While he was observing it, a peculiar wave of self - denial, of a
disquieting nature, passed through him. He looked at Oceaxe, and it
struck him for the first time that he was being unnecessarily brutal
to her. He had forgotten that she was a woman, and defenceless.
"Won't you stay?" she asked all of a sudden, quite openly and
frankly.
"Yes, I think I'll stay," he replied slowly. "And another thing,
Oceaxe - if I've misjudged your character, pray forgive me. I'm a
hasty, passionate man."
"There are enough easygoing men. Hard knocks are a good medicine for
vicious hearts. And you didn't misjudge my character, as far as you
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