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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson: 'I have here a card in my pocket intended for you. It is from my
family lawyer. It was his last word, as I was leaving, to ask to
be remembered kindly, and to trust you would pass over so informal
an introduction.'
And I offered him the card.
'Ay, ay, my old friend Daniel!' says he, looking on the card. 'And
how does my old friend Daniel?'
I gave a favourable view of Mr. Romaine's health.
'Well, this is certainly a whimsical incident,' he continued. 'And
since we are thus met already - and so much to my advantage! - the
simplest thing will be to prosecute the acquaintance instantly.
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