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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: They followed him, it appears, and on the road they overtook and fell
upon him; they knocked him from his horse, possessed themselves of the
contents of his wallet, and left him for dead - with his head broken."
Mr. Wilding drew a sharp breath. His wits worked quickly. He was,
he realized, in deadly peril. One thought he gave to Ruth. If the
worst came to pass here was one who would rejoice in her freedom.
The reflection cut through him like a sword. He would be loath to die
until he had taught her to regret him. Then his mind returned to what
Trenchard had told him.
"You said a Government agent," he mused slowly. "How would a Government
agent know the password?"
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