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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: That evening Signor Raffaello Cavellado made a great hit with his
audience. He swaggered through his act magnificently, and held
his spectators breathless. Bucky took care to see that a post and
the sheriff's big body obscured him from view during the
performance.
After it was over O'Connor and the sheriff returned to the hotel,
where also Hardman was for the present staying, and sent word up
to his room that one of the audience who had admired very much
the artistic performance would like the pleasure of drinking a
glass of wine with Signor Cavellado if the latter would favor him
with his company in room seven. The Signor was graciously pleased
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