The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Summer by Edith Wharton: thing happened. They gave all they had, but their all
was not enough: it could not buy more than a few
moments....
The heat had grown suffocating--she felt it descend on
her in smothering waves, and the faces in the crowded
hall began to dance like the pictures flashed on the
screen at Nettleton. For an instant Mr. Royall's
countenance detached itself from the general blur. He
had resumed his place in front of the harmonium, and
sat close to her, his eyes on her face; and his look
seemed to pierce to the very centre of her confused
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