| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward White: merely in the confines of a kingdom, but between the four walls
of a room, for much less than ten thousand pounds a year. Also
that England is not without its attractions for an Englishman,
and that Staghurst is a country place of many possibilities."
The Honourable Timothy had recovered from his first surprise.
"And if the conditions are not complied with?" he inquired.
"Then the estate reverts to the heirs at law, and you receive an
annuity of one hundred pounds, payable quarterly."
"May I ask further the reason for this extraordinary condition?"
"My distinguished client never informed me," replied the lawyer,
"but"--and a twinkle appeared in his eye--"as an occasional
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest: From out our little store;
To satisfy another's need
Is now my daily chore.
A growing family is ours,
Beyond the slightest doubt;
It takes all my financial powers
To keep them looking stout.
With us another makes his bow
To breakfast, dine and sup;
Our little circle's larger now,
For Buddy's got a pup.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy: they were travelling, just as he used to do with his three dolls,
one of them a negro and another which he called the French lady.
"Can you really remember it all?" said Nekhludoff, smiling.
"Yes, and just fancy, they play in the very same way."
The unpleasant conversation had been brought to an end, and
Nathalie was quieter, but she did not care to talk in her
husband's presence of what could be comprehensible only to her
brother, so, wishing to start a general conversation, she began
talking about the sorrow of Kamenski's mother at losing her only
son, who had fallen in a duel, for this Petersburg topic of the
day had now reached Moscow. Rogozhinsky expressed disapproval at
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