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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Ivanhoe by Walter Scott: Knight forced his way inward in despite of De
Bracy and his followers. Two of the foremost instantly
fell, and the rest gave way notwithstanding
all their leader's efforts to stop them.
``Dogs!'' said De Bracy, ``will ye let _two_ men
win our only pass for safety?''
``He is the devil!'' said a veteran man-at-arms,
bearing back from the blows of their sable antagonist.
``And if he be the devil,'' replied De Bracy,
``would you fly from him into the mouth of hell?
---the castle burns behind us, villains!---let despair
Ivanhoe | 
