The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic: He smiled brilliantly in answer to the furtive,
half-sullen, half-curious glance she stole at him,
as she brought the dishes in.
"Ah! potatoes warmed up in cream!" he said, with hearty
pleasure in his tone. "What a mind-reader you are,
to be sure!"
"I'm glad you're feeling so much better," she said briefly,
taking her seat.
"Better?" he returned. "I'm a new being!"
She ventured to look him over more freely, upon this assurance.
He perceived and catalogued, one by one, the emotions
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