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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton: might have turned round and served Boyne the same way. It's the
kind of thing that happens every day in business. I guess it's
what the scientists call the survival of the fittest," said Mr.
Parvis, evidently pleased with the aptness of his analogy.
Mary felt a physical shrinking from the next question she tried
to frame; it was as though the words on her lips had a taste that
nauseated her.
"But then--you accuse my husband of doing something
dishonorable?"
Mr. Parvis surveyed the question dispassionately. "Oh, no, I
don't. I don't even say it wasn't straight." He glanced up and
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