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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: Mr. d'Alcacer? . . ." He made an almost imperceptible movement of
the head. . . . "Well, then, I put all my hope in you, Mr.
d'Alcacer, to get this over as easily as possible and save us all
from some odious scene. You think perhaps that it is I who ought
to. . . ."
"No, no! I don't think so," interrupted d'Alcacer. "It would be
impossible."
"I am afraid it would," she admitted, nervously.
D'Alcacer made a gesture as if to beg her to say no more and at
once crossed over to Mr. Travers' side of the Cage. He did not
want to give himself time to think about his task. Mr. Travers
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