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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Prince of Bohemia by Honore de Balzac: box, powder, puffs, and spangles. He would never have thought of it
but for me,' she added, burying herself in the cushions in her
fireside corner.
"She delivered herself thus on her return from a first night. Du
Bruel's piece had succeeded, and she foresaw an avalanche of
criticisms. Tullia had her At Homes. Every Monday she gave a tea-
party; her society was as select as might be, and she neglected
nothing that could make her house pleasant. There was a bouillotte in
one room, conversation in another, and sometimes a concert (always
short) in the large drawing-room. None but the most eminent artists
performed in the house. Tullia had so much good sense, that she
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