| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne: some severity of tone. "It is my pleasure to be the last in this
mansion of the King."
"Not so, if it please your Excellency," answered the
time-stricken woman. "This roof has sheltered me long. I will not
pass from it until they bear me to the tomb of my forefathers.
What other shelter is there for old Esther Dudley, save the
Province House or the grave?"
"Now Heaven forgive me!" said Sir William Howe to himself. "I was
about to leave this wretched old creature to starve or beg. Take
this, good Mistress Dudley," he added, putting a purse into her
hands. "King George's head on these golden guineas is sterling
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An Old Maid by Honore de Balzac: otherwise."
"How much did he win?"
"Well, to-night, three or four francs; he never loses."
"True; and don't you know there are three hundred and sixty-five days
a year? At that price his gains are the value of a farm."
"Ah! what hands we had to-night!"
"Here you are at home, monsieur and madame, how lucky you are, while
we have half the town to cross!"
"I don't pity you; you could afford a carriage, and dispense with the
fatigue of going on foot."
"Ah, monsieur! we have a daughter to marry, which takes off one wheel,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: "By George! That's what Silvertip said in French--'Le Vent de la Mort.'"
"Yes; you have it right. A French fur trader gave Wetzel that name years ago,
and it has clung to him. The Indians say the Deathwind blows through the
forest whenever Wetzel stalks on their trail."
"Colonel Zane, don't you think me superstitious," whispered Joe, leaning
toward the colonel, "but I heard that wind blow through the forest."
"What!" ejaculated Colonel Zane. He saw that Joe was in earnest, for the
remembrance of the moan had more than once paled his cheek and caused beads of
perspiration to collect on his brow.
Joe related the circumstances of that night, and at the end of his narrative
Colonel Zane sat silent and thoughtful.
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