| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield: horn too hard, and it flew in two, and one half spilled on the table.
Ghastly affair! He turned crimson. Even his ears flared, and one ashamed
hand crept across the table to take what was left of the body away.
"You utter little beast!" said she.
Good heavens! I had to fly to the rescue. I cried hastily, "Will you be
abroad long?"
But she had already forgotten Hennie. I was forgotten, too. She was
trying to remember something...She was miles away.
"I--don't--know," she said slowly, from that far place.
"I suppose you prefer it to London. It's more--more--"
When I didn't go on she came back and looked at me, very puzzled.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from 'Twixt Land & Sea by Joseph Conrad: would do to him - of his wife, perhaps. Oh, yes! she's on board.
Though I don't think she would have meddled. She would have been
only too glad to have me out of the ship in any way. The 'brand of
Cain' business, don't you see. That's all right. I was ready
enough to go off wandering on the face of the earth - and that was
price enough to pay for an Abel of that sort. Anyhow, he wouldn't
listen to me. 'This thing must take its course. I represent the
law here.' He was shaking like a leaf. 'So you won't?' 'No!'
'Then I hope you will be able to sleep on that,' I said, and turned
my back on him. 'I wonder that YOU can,' cries he, and locks the
door.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Damaged Goods by Upton Sinclair: would have to make up her mind, either to separate permanently
from George or to return to him. There was not much happiness
for her in the thought of getting a divorce from a man whom deep
in her heart she loved. She would be practically a widow the
rest of her life, and the home in which poor little Gervaise
would be brought up would not be a cheerful one.
George was ready to offer any terms, if only she would come back
to his home. They might live separate lives for as long as
Henriette wished. They would have no more children until the
doctor declared it was quite safe; and in the meantime he would
be humble and patient, and would try his best to atone for the
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