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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Wrecker by Stevenson & Osbourne: world is very hard; I have found it bitter hard myself--bitter
hard to live. How much worse for a woman, and one who has
placed herself (by her own misconduct, I am far from denying
that) in so unfortunate a position!"
"In short, you support her?" I suggested.
"I cannot deny it. I practically do," he admitted. "It has been a
mill-stone round my neck. But I think she is grateful. You can
see for yourself."
He handed me a letter in a sprawling, ignorant hand, but
written with violet ink on fine, pink paper with a monogram. It
was very foolishly expressed, and I thought (except for a few
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