The answer is:
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4) "<span>I seized the bell-rope; dropped it, ashamed; seized it again; dropped it once more; clutched it tremblingly once again, and pulled it so feebly that I could hardly hear the stroke myself.</span><span>"
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A prime qualification for a career in journalism,is a good understanding of the written word,in that language.
<span>The ability to use a dictionary would help too,I'm guessing.</span>