The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: of offence, which glittered in the cold ray like the blade of a
long knife, or the barrel of a pistol. It would have been
madness to persevere in his attempt upon a being thus armed, and
holding such desperate language, especially as it was plain he
would have little aid from his companion, who had fairly left him
to settle matters with the apparition as he could, and had
proceeded a few paces on his way homeward. Earnscliff, however,
turned and followed Hobbie, after looking back towards the
supposed maniac, who, as if raised to frenzy by the interview,
roamed wildly around the great stone, exhausting his voice in
shrieks and imprecations, that thrilled wildly along the waste
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Last War: A World Set Free by H. G. Wells: Let the dead past bury its dead. You see, in regard to the
calendar, I am for democracy and you are for aristocracy. All
things I hold, are august, and have a right to be lived through
on their merits. No day should be sacrificed on the grave of
departed events. What do you think of it, Wilhelm?'
'For the noble, yes, all days should be noble.'
'Exactly my position,' said the king, and felt pleased at what he
had been saying.
And then, since the American pressed his idea, the king contrived
to shift the talk from the question of celebrating the epoch they
were making to the question of the probabilities that lay ahead.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Royalty Restored/London Under Charles II by J. Fitzgerald Molloy: hour gave fair promise of entertainment. But presently, when
supper was announced, his majesty was missing, and on inquiry it
was discovered he had left the house for Lady Castlemaine's
lodgings, where he spent the evening. Such an insult as this so
openly dealt the queen, and such an indignity put upon the
hostess, caused the greatest agitation to all present; and
subsequently afforded subject for scandalous gossip to the town.
It moreover showed that the monarch was yet an abject slave of
his mistress, whose charms entangled him irresistibly. At least
four times a week he supped with her, returning at early morning
from her lodgings, in a stealthy way, through the privy gardens,
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