| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Beauty and The Beast by Bayard Taylor: their wonderful spiritual likeness told them that Ruth Bradley
already loved Jonathan: the duty was established, and they must
conform their lives to it. There was, however, this slight
difference between their natures--that David was generally the
first to utter the thought which came to the minds of both. So
when he said, "We shall learn what to do when the need comes," it
was a postponement of all foreboding. They drifted contentedly
towards the coming change.
The days went by, and their visits to Ruth Bradley were continued.
Sometimes Jonathan went alone, but they were usually together, and
the tie which united the three became dearer and sweeter as it was
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart: not do that," he said. "It would be easier. But I shall have to go
back and see what can be done."
He was the old Henri to the last, however. He went carefully over her
steamship ticket, and inquired with equal care into the amount of money
she had.
"It will take you home?" he asked.
"Very comfortably, Henri."
"It seems very little."
Then he said, apropos of nothing: "Poor Jean!"
When he left her at last he went to the door, very erect and soldierly.
But he turned there and stood for a moment looking at her, as though
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: in distress here and there, and finally stopped a dozen paces or
more in front of the teeing-ground. Ed, who for a cowboy was
somewhat phlegmatic, calmly made ready for another attempt.
"Fore!" he called.
Stillwell stared.
"Fore!" yelled Ed.
"Why're you hollerin' that way at me?" demanded Bill.
"I mean for you to lope off the horizon. Get back from in
front."
"Oh, that was one of them durned crazy words Monty is always
hollerin'. Wal, I reckon I'm safe enough hyar. You couldn't hit
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