| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry: End of this Project Gutenberg Etext of THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Chance by Joseph Conrad: may guess," she added in a softer tone, "that my feelings are mostly
concerned with my brother. We were very fond of each other. The
difference of our ages was not very great. I suppose you know he is
a little younger than I am. He was a sensitive boy. He had the
habit of brooding. It is no use concealing from you that neither of
us was happy at home. You have heard, no doubt . . . Yes? Well, I
was made still more unhappy and hurt--I don't mind telling you that.
He made his way to some distant relations of our mother's people who
I believe were not known to my father at all. I don't wish to judge
their action."
I interrupted Mrs. Fyne here. I had heard. Fyne was not very
Chance |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Merry Men by Robert Louis Stevenson: and my opinion is based upon the coldest, clearest processes of
reason - if I, if you, desired to leave this home of pleasures, it
would be the duty, it would be the privilege, of our best friend to
prevent us with a pistol bullet.'
One beautiful June day they sat upon the hill outside the village.
The river, as blue as heaven, shone here and there among the
foliage. The indefatigable birds turned and flickered about Gretz
church tower. A healthy wind blew from over the forest, and the
sound of innumerable thousands of tree-tops and innumerable
millions on millions of green leaves was abroad in the air, and
filled the ear with something between whispered speech and singing.
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