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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: in the arm-chair, his knees well apart, his elbows on the
arm-rests, his chin on his breast, breathing heavily and waiting
malevolently for Dain to open the important talk.
But Dain did not seem anxious to begin. He directed his gaze
towards Babalatchi, squatting comfortably at the feet of his
master, and remained silent with a slightly bent head as if in
attentive expectation of coming words of wisdom.
Babalatchi coughed discreetly, and, leaning forward, pushed over
a few mats for Dain to sit upon, then lifting up his squeaky
voice he assured him with eager volubility of everybody's delight
at this long-looked-for return. His heart had hungered for the
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