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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Ferragus by Honore de Balzac: tearing through his brain.
He left the room, went down to the porter's lodge, and said to the
porter, after making sure that they were alone:--
"Fouguereau, a hundred crowns if you tell me the truth; dismissal if
you deceive me; and nothing at all if you ever speak of my question
and your answer."
He stopped to examine the man's face, leading him under the window.
Then he continued:--
"Did madame go out this morning?"
"Madame went out at a quarter to three, and I think I saw her come in
about half an hour ago."
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