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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Herodias by Gustave Flaubert: him.
The tetrarch stammered in attempting to reply to the query of the
proconsul. But Aulus laughed and said: "Do not be disturbed. I will
protect thee!"
The proconsul feigned not to hear this remark. The fortune of the
father depended, in a way, on the corrupt influence of the son; and
through him it was possible that Antipas might be able to procure for
the proconsul very substantial benefits, although the glances that he
cast about him were defiant, and even venomous.
But now a new tumult arose just within the gates. A file of white
mules entered the courtyard, mounted by men in priestly garb. These
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