| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson: will let me advise you, go to Australia as a colonist, seek menial
labour in the open air, and try to forget that you have ever been a
clergyman, or that you ever set eyes on that accursed stone."
"Accurst indeed!" replied Mr. Rolles. "Where is it now? What
further hurt is it not working for mankind?"
"It will do no more evil," returned the Prince. "It is here in my
pocket. And this," he added kindly, "will show that I place some
faith in your penitence, young as it is."
"Suffer me to touch your hand," pleaded Mr. Rolles.
"No," replied Prince Florizel, "not yet."
The tone in which he uttered these last words was eloquent in the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Daisy Miller by Henry James: he had no objection to your expecting a little humility of him.
It even seemed to Winterbourne at times that Giovanelli would
find a certain mental relief in being able to have a private
understanding with him--to say to him, as an intelligent man,
that, bless you, HE knew how extraordinary was this
young lady, and didn't flatter himself with delusive--
or at least TOO delusive--hopes of matrimony and dollars.
On this occasion he strolled away from his companion to pluck
a sprig of almond blossom, which he carefully arranged
in his buttonhole.
"I know why you say that," said Daisy, watching Giovanelli.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Island Nights' Entertainments by Robert Louis Stevenson: was even as the old man said - Keawe slumbered like a child. Kokua
stood and gazed upon his face.
"Now, my husband," said she, "it is your turn to sleep. When you
wake it will be your turn to sing and laugh. But for poor Kokua,
alas! that meant no evil - for poor Kokua no more sleep, no more
singing, no more delight, whether in earth or heaven."
With that she lay down in the bed by his side, and her misery was
so extreme that she fell in a deep slumber instantly.
Late in the morning her husband woke her and gave her the good
news. It seemed he was silly with delight, for he paid no heed to
her distress, ill though she dissembled it. The words stuck in her
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