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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad: different from each other as I and our poor Rita. But they are
both virtuous and that gentleman, their father, is very severe with
them. Very severe indeed, poor motherless things. And it seems to
be such a sinful occupation."
"I bet you make them pay a big rent, Therese. With an occupation
like that . . ."
She looked at me with eyes of invincible innocence and began to
glide towards the door, so smoothly that the flame of the candle
hardly swayed. "Good-night," she murmured.
"Good-night, Mademoiselle."
Then in the very doorway she turned right round as a marionette
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