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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: Lotus loved. She possessed the fine air of the e1ite,
tempered and sweetened by a cordial graciousness
that made the hotel employees her slaves. Bell-boys
fought for the honor of answering her ring; the
clerks, but for the question of ownership, would have
deeded to her the hotel and its contents; the other
guests regarded her as the final touch of feminine
exclusiveness and beauty that rendered the entourage
perfect.
This super-excellent guest rarely left the hotel.
Her habits were consonant with the customs of the dis-
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