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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: quarrelling. He gave it to the captain of the band, and after he
had gone the robbers fought for it with one another until they
were all killed. So now the world is rid of them, and travellers
can come and go as they please."
Back jogged the travelling servant, and the next day came to the
town and to the house of the sorrowful young man. There, lo and
behold! Instead of being dark and silent, as it was before, all
was ablaze with light and noisy with the sound of rejoicing and
merriment. There happened to be one of the household standing at
the door, and he knew the servant as the companion of that one
who had stolen the ruby ring. Up he came and laid hold of the
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