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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: say, the sovereign right of inserting, controlling, and rejecting all
articles without being called to explain the reasons of his actions,--
such were the stipulations of a treaty in duplicate made openly, "in
good faith," between the contracting parties. BUT, in virtue of
another and secret agreement, Thuillier gave security for the payment
of the twenty-five thousand francs for which la Peyrade was
accountable to Madame Lambert, binding the said Sieur de la Peyrade,
in case the payment were required before his marriage with Celeste
Colleville could take place, to acknowledge the receipt of said sum
advanced upon the dowry.
Matters being thus arranged and accepted by the candidate, who saw no
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