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"Did you tell my cousin Ellen?" she asked presently, as if she spoke through a dream.
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He roused himself, and remembered that he had not done so. Some invincible repugnance
to speak of such things to the strange foreign woman had checked the words on his lips.
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How is Newland Archer's response to Maymostclosely related to the overall theme of the excerpt?
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Newland Archer is generally tolerant of others, but in his interaction with Ellen,
he experiences a shift in personality. The excerpt centers on his surprising
behavior
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Newland Archer is prejudiced and intolerant of foreigners, including Ellen. The
excerpt centers on his narrow-mindedness and extremely negative behavior
towards Ellen
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Newland Archer is naive when it comes to the ways of New York society, and
he is immature in his manner. The excerpt centers on his introduction to upper-
class life