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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: their eyes to rest on you before sunrise."
"That's a lie," remarked Jorgenson, perfunctorily, and fell into
thought, while the shadowy bearer of words preserved a
scandalized silence, though, of course, he had not expected to be
believed for a moment. But one could never tell what a white man
would believe. He had wanted to produce the impression that
Hassim and Immada were the honoured guests of Tengga. It occurred
to him suddenly that perhaps Jorgenson didn't know anything of
the capture. And he persisted.
"My words are all true, Tuan. The Rajah of Wajo and his sister
are with my master. I left them sitting by the fire on Tengga's
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