| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Woman and Labour by Olive Schreiner: to enter it yearly without attracting any general attention; not that the
change which is going on is not far more in volume and social importance,
but that, having overcome the first obstruction, it is now noiseless.)
Between the Emilias and Sophy Westerns of a bygone generation and the most
typical of modern women, there exists no greater gap (probably not so great
a one) as that which exists between the Tom Joneses and Squire Westerns of
that day and the most typical of entirely modern men.
The sexual and social ideals which dominated the fox-hunting, hard-
drinking, high-playing, recklessly loose-living country squire, clergyman,
lawyer, and politician who headed the social organism of the past, are at
least as distinct from the ideals which dominate thousands of their male
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: Mr. Brand felt vaguely uneasy. "It is very delicate--
what I want to say," Felix began. "But I have been thinking
of it for some time."
"Please to say it as quickly as possible," said Mr. Brand.
"It 's because you are a clergyman, you know," Felix went on.
"I don't think I should venture to say it to a common man."
Mr. Brand was silent a moment. "If it is a question of yielding
to a weakness, of resenting an injury, I am afraid I am
a very common man."
"My dearest friend," cried Felix, "this is not an injury;
it 's a benefit--a great service! You will like it extremely.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Odyssey by Homer: boy, that runs out and abroad with me. Him would I bring on
board ship, and he should fetch you a great price,
wheresoever ye take him for sale among men of strange
speech."
'Therewith she went her way to the fair halls. But they
abode among us a whole year, and got together much wealth
in their hollow ship. And when their hollow ship was now
laden to depart, they sent a messenger to tell the tidings
to the woman. There came a man versed in craft to my
father's house, with a golden chain strung here and there
with amber beads. Now the maidens in the hall and my lady
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