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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: these horsemen, became considerably disturbed in his manner,
looked back again, and became pale, as he said to the lady, "That
is Richard Varney's trotting gelding; I would know him among a
thousand nags. This is a worse business than meeting the
mercer."
"Draw your sword," answered the lady, "and pierce my bosom with
it, rather than I should fall into his hands!"
"I would rather by a thousand times," answered Wayland, "pass it
through his body, or even mine own. But to say truth, fighting
is not my best point, though I can look on cold iron like another
when needs must be. And indeed, as for my sword--(put on, I pray
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