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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: "And a miracle they naygur waheenies let ye lave the oilands. I
have my suspicions of Shpeedy," she added, roguishly. "Did ye
see him after the naygresses now?"
I gave Speedy an unblemished character.
"The one of ye will niver bethray the other," said the playful
dame, and ushered me into a bare room, where Mamie sat
working a type-writer.
I was touched by the cordiality of her greeting. With the
prettiest gesture in the world she gave me both her hands;
wheeled forth a chair; and produced, from a cupboard, a tin of
my favourite tobacco, and a book of my exclusive cigarette
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