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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: was muffled, and stepping forward, spoke thus:--"I did not long
intend to be a silent spectator of this interesting scene,
although my hasty friend has obliged me to disclose myself
somewhat sooner than was my intention. Whether I deserve the
honour reposed in me by this parchment will best appear from what
I shall be able to do for the King's service. It is a commission
under the great seal, to James Graham, Earl of Montrose, to
command those forces which are to be assembled for the service of
his Majesty in this kingdom."
A loud shout of approbation burst from the assembly. There was,
in fact, no other person to whom, in point of rank, these proud
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