The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: shoes and people's feet were as bare as yard dogs'.
She picked up her quill to resume her writing but laid it down when
she heard Will coming in at the back door. She heard the thump-
thump of his wooden leg in the hall outside the office and then he
stopped. She waited for a moment for him to enter and when he made
no move she called to him. He came in, his ears red from the cold,
his pinkish hair awry, and stood looking down at her, a faintly
humorous smile on his lips.
"Miss Scarlett," he questioned, "just how much cash money have you
got?"
"Are you going to try to marry me for my money, Will?" she asked
Gone With the Wind |