| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Historical Lecturers and Essays by Charles Kingsley: Derry, which caused the building of such churches as that which
Sightrys, king of Dublin, raised about the year 1030, not in the
Norse but in the Irish quarter of Dublin: a sacred token of amity
between the new settlers and the natives on the ground of a common
faith. Let us believe, too, that the influence of woman was not
wanting in the good work--that the story of St. Margaret and Malcolm
Canmore was repeated, though inversely, in the case of many a
heathen Scandinavian jarl, who, marrying the princely daughter of
some Scottish chieftain, found in her creed at last something more
precious than herself; while his brother or his cousin became, at
Dublin or Wexford or Waterford, the husband of some saffron-robed
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: Kent turned sick at the thought of his own loss - his savings swept
away. Would Barbara wait for him - was it fair to ask her?
Taylor broke the prolonged silence.
"I met Detective Ferguson on my way here," he stated. "He told me
that the police were looking for Rochester."
"What?" Harding looked up, startled. "Why didn't you inform me of
that?"
"Well, I thought we'd better hear from Mr. Clymer the true state of
Rochester's finances," responded Taylor. "I never anticipated such
facts as he has given us."
"But if you knew the police were after Rochester -" objected Harding.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: no weight with you, unless it were on the side of your wishes."
"Indeed you wrong me," replied Lucy, with great
solemnity; "I know nobody of whose judgment I think
so highly as I do of yours; and I do really believe,
that if you was to say to me, 'I advise you by all means
to put an end to your engagement with Edward Ferrars,
it will be more for the happiness of both of you,'
I should resolve upon doing it immediately."
Elinor blushed for the insincerity of Edward's
future wife, and replied, "This compliment would effectually
frighten me from giving any opinion on the subject
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