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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Chance by Joseph Conrad: temptation. It was very marked once one had become aware of it.
Before, one felt only a pronounced strangeness. Not that the
captain--Powell was careful to explain--didn't see things as a ship-
master should. The proof of it was that on that very occasion he
desired him suddenly after a period of silent pacing, to have all
the staysails sheets eased off, and he was going on with some other
remarks on the subject of these staysails when Mrs. Anthony followed
by her father emerged from the companion. She established herself
in her chair to leeward of the skylight as usual. Thereupon the
captain cut short whatever he was going to say, and in a little
while went down below.
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