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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad: Well, then--laugh! Laugh--I tell you. Now then
--all together. One, two, three--laugh!"
A moment of silence ensued, of silence so pro-
found that you could have heard a pin drop on the
deck. Then Ransome's unperturbed voice uttered
pleasantly the words:
"I think he has fainted, sir--" The little
motionless knot of men stirred, with low murmurs
of relief. "I've got him under the arms. Get
hold of his legs, some one."
Yes. It was a relief. He was silenced for a
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