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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy: nevertheless--in feeling and nature."
"Mercy Chant is of a very good family."
"Pooh!--what's the advantage of that, mother?" said
Angel quickly. "How is family to avail the wife of a
man who has to rough it as I have, and shall have to
do?"
"Mercy is accomplished. And accomplishments have their
charm," returned his mother, looking at him through her
silver spectacles.
"As to external accomplishments, what will be the use
of them in the life I am going to lead?--while as to
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman |
