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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac: with the princess."
"What did she tell you about Cinq-Cygne? Is there much company?"
"A great deal, monsieur. There's the princess and Monsieur d'Arthez,
the Duc de Maufrigneuse and the duchess and the young marquis. In fact
the chateau is full. They expect Monseigneur the Bishop of Troyes
to-night."
"Monsieur Troubert! I should like to know how long he is going to
stay."
"Anicette thinks for some time; and she believes he is coming to meet
the gentleman who is now at the Mulet. They expect more company. The
coachman told me they were talking a great deal about the election.
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