| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Lesson of the Master by Henry James: which it so little mattered whether it was designed or casual. Of
course she had been free, and appreciably perhaps by his own act;
for wasn't the Master's allusion to her having liked him a part of
the irony too? "I thought that by your theory you disapproved of a
writer's marrying."
"Surely - surely. But you don't call me a writer?"
"You ought to be ashamed," said Paul.
"Ashamed of marrying again?"
"I won't say that - but ashamed of your reasons."
The elder man beautifully smiled. "You must let me judge of them,
my good friend."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: Prince both in France and Spain, and in long years of war had
gained a practical knowledge of arms that few could surpass.
Besides the use of the broadsword, the short sword, the
quarter-staff, and the cudgel, he taught Myles to shoot so
skilfully with the long- bow and the cross-bow that not a lad in
the country-side was his match at the village butts. Attack and
defence with the lance, and throwing the knife and dagger were
also part of his training.
Then, in addition to this more regular part of his physical
training, Myles was taught in another branch not so often
included in the military education of the day--the art of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Genesis 12: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
Genesis 12: 4 So Abram went, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
Genesis 12: 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
Genesis 12: 6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Genesis 12: 7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said: 'Unto thy seed will I give this land'; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Genesis 12: 8 And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 12: 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.
Genesis 12: 10 And there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
Genesis 12: 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: 'Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon.
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