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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: My uncle astonished me by losing his temper.
"Damn it. George, you don't seem to see I'm serious! You're
always sneering at Tono-Bungay! As though it was some sort of
swindle. It was perfec'ly legitimate trade, perfec'ly
legitimate. Good value and a good article.... When I come up
here and tell you plans and exchange idees--you sneer at me. You
do. You don't see--it's a big thing. It's a big thing. You got
to get used to new circumstances. You got to face what lies
before us. You got to drop that tone."
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My uncle was not altogether swallowed up in business and
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