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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: At home the Richardses had to endure congratulations and compliments
until midnight. Then they were left to themselves. They looked a
little sad, and they sat silent and thinking. Finally Mary sighed
and said:
"Do you think we are to blame, Edward--MUCH to blame?" and her eyes
wandered to the accusing triplet of big bank-notes lying on the
table, where the congratulators had been gloating over them and
reverently fingering them. Edward did not answer at once; then he
brought out a sigh and said, hesitatingly:
"We--we couldn't help it, Mary. It--well it was ordered. ALL
things are."
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