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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: in matters concerning the modern world, he often gave, in his
enigmatical and heraldic phrase, advice which was well worth
attending to, or, in Will Badger's language, started the game
while others beat the bush.
"We have had an unhappy time of it with the good knight, Master
Edmund," said the curate. "I have not suffered so much since I
was torn away from my beloved flock, and compelled to abandon
them to the Romish wolves."
"That was in TERTIO MARIAE," said Master Mumblazen.
"In the name of Heaven," continued the curate, "tell us, has your
time been better spent than ours, or have you any news of that
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