|
The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: "He may yet have to pay for his good nature with his life."
Mr. Travers could not conceal a movement of anger.
"Ah! I forgot those assumptions," he said between his clenched
teeth. "He is a mere Spaniard. He takes this farcical conspiracy
with perfect nonchalance. Decayed races have their own
philosophy."
"He takes it with a dignity of his own."
"I don't know what you call his dignity. I should call it lack of
self-respect."
"Why? Because he is quiet and courteous, and reserves his
judgment. And allow me to tell you, Martin, that you are not
The Rescue | 
