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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Daughter of Eve by Honore de Balzac: "Let him come in," said the banker, though his wife was at table.
"Well, my old Shylock, is our man locked up?"
"No."
"Why not? Didn't I give you the address, rue du Mail, hotel--"
"He has paid up," said Gigonnet, drawing from his wallet a pile of
bank-bills. Du Tillet looked furious. "You should never frown at
money," said his impassible associate; "it brings ill-luck."
"Where did you get that money, madame?" said du Tillet, suddenly
turning upon his wife with a look which made her color to the roots of
her hair.
"I don't know what your question means," she said.
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