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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Sons of the Soil by Honore de Balzac: enough; we want a witch and a sly-boots, too. Never mind, the right
one will turn up sooner or later."
"Yes," said Lupin, "the more pretty girls he sees the greater the
chances are."
"But perhaps you can't get the Shopman to the fair," said the ex-
gendarme. "And if he does come, will he go to the Tivoli ball?"
"The reason that has always kept him away from the fair doesn't exist
this year, my love," said Madame Soudry.
"What reason, dearest?" asked Soudry.
"The Shopman wanted to marry Mademoiselle de Soulanges," said the
notary. "The family replied that she was too young, and that mortified
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