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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, etc. by Oscar Wilde: His first thought was for Sybil, and he sent her off a telegram
announcing his immediate return to London. He then ordered his
valet to pack his things for the night mail, sent his gondoliers
about five times their proper fare, and ran up to his sitting-room
with a light step and a buoyant heart. There he found three
letters waiting for him. One was from Sybil herself, full of
sympathy and condolence. The others were from his mother, and from
Lady Clementina's solicitor. It seemed that the old lady had dined
with the Duchess that very night, had delighted every one by her
wit and ESPRIT, but had gone home somewhat early, complaining of
heartburn. In the morning she was found dead in her bed, having
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