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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Hero of Our Time by M.Y. Lermontov: prepared to repeat. . . I am not afraid of your
menaces and am ready for anything."
"The latter you have already proved," I an-
swered coldly; and, taking the captain of dra-
goons by the arm, I left the room.
"What do you want?" asked the captain.
"You are Grushnitski's friend and will no
doubt be his second?"
The captain bowed very gravely.
"You have guessed rightly," he answered.
"Moreover, I am bound to be his second, because
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