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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: live right near the corner. But I've got to be back
home by eleven. Ma never lets me stay out after
eleven."
Carter promised gratefully to keep the tryst, and
then hastened to his mother, who was looking about
for him to ratify her purchase of a bronze Diana.
A salesgirl, with small eyes and an obtuse nose,
strolled near Masie, with a friendly leer.
"Did you make a hit with his nobs, Mase?" she
asked, familiarly.
"The gentleman asked permission to call." an-
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