The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott: "What has happened? What have you done?" was hastily demanded
by Craigengelt and Bucklaw in the same moment.
"Nothing!" was the short and sullen answer.
"Nothing! and left us, determined to call the old villain to
account for all the injuries that you, we, and the country have
received at his hand? Have you seen him?"
"I have," replied the Master of Ravenswood.
"Seen him--and come away without settling scores which have been
so long due?" said Bucklaw; "I would not have expected that at
the hand of the Master of Ravenswood."
"No matter what you expected," replied Ravenswood; "it is not to
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