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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: the conclusion of this long recital Nell and Kate came into the room.
"Thank you, we feel much better," answered Kate. The girls certainly looked
refreshed. The substitution of clean gowns for their former travel-stained
garments made a change that called forth the minister's surprise and
admiration.
"My! My! Won't Edwards and Young beg me to keep them here now!" he exclaimed,
his pleased eyes resting on Nell's piquant beauty and Kate's noble proportions
and rich coloring. "Come; I will show you over the Village of Peace."
"Are all these Indians Christians?" asked Jim.
"No, indeed. These Indians you see here, and out yonder under the shade,
though they are friendly, are not Christians. Our converts employ themselves
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