| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Message by Honore de Balzac: of the situation. My friend's countess had lighted a cigar for
him; mine made chocolate for me, and wrote to me every day when
we did not meet; his lady had come to spend three days with him
at the risk of ruin to her reputation; mine had done even better,
or worse, if you will have it so. Our countesses, moreover, were
adored by their husbands; these gentlemen were enslaved by the
charm possessed by every woman who loves; and, with even
supererogatory simplicity, afforded us that just sufficient spice
of danger which increases pleasure. Ah! how quickly the wind
swept away our talk and our happy laughter!
When we reached Pouilly, I scanned my new friend with much
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by William and Ellen Craft: fore, if you will purchase the disguise, I will try to
carry out the plan."
But after I concluded to purchase the disguise, I
was afraid to go to any one to ask him to sell me
the articles. It is unlawful in Georgia for a white
man to trade with slaves without the master's con-
sent. But, notwithstanding this, many persons will
sell a slave any article that he can get the money
to buy. Not that they sympathize with the slave,
but merely because his testimony is not admitted
in court against a free white person.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: this trouble by thy means, and once more behold my son
worshipping my gods with me, and enjoying the gratification of
this life of pleasure, and this royal estate, I will set up unto
thee a golden statue, and make thee to receive divine honours
from all men for all time to come."
Hereupon Theudas, bowing an attentive ear to the evil one, and
learning from him the secret of his evil and deadly counsel,
became himself the devil's tongue and mouthpiece, and spake unto
the king, "If thou wilt get the better of thy son, and make his
opposition vain, I have discovered a plan, which he shall in no
wise be able to resist, but his hard and obdurate mind shall melt
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