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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland by Olive Schreiner: gold.'
"And she said, 'YOU, what does it matter what you feel or think; YOU will
never be able to do anything!'
"And he said, 'Oh my wife, stand by me; do not crush me. For me in this
matter there is no path but one on which light shines.'
"And she said, 'You are very unkind; you don't care what the people say
about us!' and she wept bitterly, and went out of the room. But as soon as
the door was shut, she dried her tears; and she said to herself, 'Now he
will never dare to preach such a sermon again. He dares never oppose me
when once I have set down my foot.'
"And the man spoke to no one, and went out alone in the veld. All the
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