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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories by Mark Twain: you know--nothing of it. Relation of yours?"
Sally crowded his burning eagerness down, and answered with all
the indifference he could assume:
"I--well, not that I know of, but we've heard of him." The editor
was thankful, and resumed his composure. Sally added: "Is he--
is he--well?"
"Is he WELL? Why, bless you he's in Sheol these five years!"
The Fosters were trembling with grief, though it felt like joy.
Sally said, non-committally--and tentatively:
"Ah, well, such is life, and none can escape--not even the rich
are spared."
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