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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Father Goriot by Honore de Balzac: remainder for some time, so that madame should not discover this
illegal exaction.
"Sylvie," said Christophe, as he dipped a piece of toast into the
coffee, "M. Vautrin, who is not such a bad sort, all the same,
had two people come to see him again last night. If madame says
anything, mind you say nothing about it."
"Has he given you something?"
"He gave me a five-franc piece this month, which is as good as
saying, 'Hold your tongue.' "
"Except him and Mme. Couture, who doesn't look twice at every
penny, there's no one in the house that doesn't try to get back
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