| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. Wells: towards Cliveden.
"The last time I was here," he said, returning to the
subject, "I was here on a temporary honeymoon."
The doctor tried to look as though he had not thought that
could be possible.
"I know my Maidenhead fairly well," said Sir Richmond.
"Aquatic activities, such as rowing, punting, messing about
with a boat-hook, tying up, buzzing about in motor launches,
fouling other people's boats, are merely the stage business
of the drama. The ruling interests of this place are love--
largely illicit--and persistent drinking. . . . Don't you
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs: old farmer guy, now. Who'd ever have taken him fer havin' a
heart at all? Wen I seen him first I thought he'd like to sic
the dog on me, an' there he comes along an' tells 'Maw' to
pass me a hand-out like this! Gee! it's a funny world. She used
to say that most everybody was decent if you went at 'em
right, an' I guess she knew. She knew most everything, anyway.
Lord, I wish she'd been born on Grand Ave., or I on
Riverside Drive!"
As Billy walked up to his waiting companion, who had
touched a match to the firewood as he sighted the numerous
packages in the forager's arms, he was repeating, over and
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from La Grenadiere by Honore de Balzac: lad who succeeded at last, will be your lot, yours and your brother's,
and I have brought it upon you. Before very long, dear child, you will
be alone in the world, with no one to help or befriend you. While you
are still children, I shall leave you, and yet, if only I could wait
till you are big enough and know enough to be Marie's guardian! But I
shall not live so long. I love you so much that it makes me very
unhappy to think of it. Dear children, if only you do not curse me
some day!----"
"But why should I curse you some day, mother?"
"Some day," she said, kissing him on the forehead, "you will find out
that I have wronged you. I am going to leave you, here, without money,
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