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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini: reflection of the Marquis' extreme seriousness.
"Why not write?" he suggested. "Myself, I confess that I should
find it easier.
Nothing could better have revealed M. le Marquis' state of mind
than his answer.
"Letters are liable both to miscarriage and to misconstruction.
Two risks I will not run. If she did not answer, I should never
know which had been incurred. And I shall have no peace of mind
until I know that I have set a term to this affair. The berline
can wait while we are at the theatre. We will go on afterwards.
We will travel all night if necessary."
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