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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: slipped on to the step and opened the door.
"Did you call, madam?"
"Yes," said Berry. "Give Mrs. Pleydell the tickets."
Our party was an undoubted success. Jonah looked wonderful,
Daphne and Jill priceless. With her magnificent hair unbound,
her simple boy's dress, her little rough shoes at the foot of
legs bare to the knee, my sister was a glorious sight. And an
exquisite Jill, in green and white and gold, ruffled it with the
daintiest air and a light in her grey eyes that shamed her
jewellery. Berry was simply immense. A brilliant make-up,
coupled with the riotous extravagance of his dress, carried him
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