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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson: "I am glad of it," interposed his aunt. "The riders are
generally so inferior to them."
"We saw Mr. and Mrs. Lambert, too. Emilia stopped and asked
after you, and sent you her love, auntie."
"Love!" cried Aunt Jane. "She always does that. She has sent
me love enough to rear a whole family on,--more than I ever
felt for anybody in all my days. But she does not really love
any one."
"I hope she will love her husband," said Kate, rather
seriously.
"Mark my words, Kate!" said her aunt. "Nothing but unhappiness
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