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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: ernor of the province had sent him an extraordi-
narily stupid minute, almost assuming that his
dealings had been dishonest.
Fedor Mihailovich felt embittered, and wrote
at once a sharp answer. On his return home
everything seemed to go contrary to his wishes.
It was five minutes to five, and he expected the
dinner to be served at once, but he was told it was
not ready. He banged the door and went to his
study. Somebody knocked at the door. "Who
the devil is that?" he thought; and shouted,--
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