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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: such an explanation. The contest was ended behind the curtain,
and evidently the younger will had its way, for the rapid shuffle
and click of Mrs. Almayer's high-heeled sandals died away in the
distance. The tranquillised master of the house was going to
resume the conversation when, struck by an unexpected change in
the expression of his guest's countenance, he turned his head and
saw Nina standing in the doorway.
After Mrs. Almayer's retreat from the field of battle, Nina, with
a contemptuous exclamation, "It's only a trader," had lifted the
conquered curtain and now stood in full light, framed in the dark
background on the passage, her lips slightly parted, her hair in
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