| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy: effusively, as he came eagerly forward with both hands outstretched
towards the newcomers.
"Ah, you are Lord Antony Dewhurst, I think," said one of the
ladies, speaking with a strong foreign accent.
"At your service, Madame," he replied, as he ceremoniously
kissed the hands of both the ladies, then turned to the men and shook
them both warmly by the hand.
Sally was already helping the ladies to take off their
traveling cloaks, and both turned, with a shiver, towards the
brightly-blazing hearth.
There was a general movement among the company in the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Emma by Jane Austen: "Will you read the letter?" cried Harriet. "Pray do. I'd rather
you would."
Emma was not sorry to be pressed. She read, and was surprized.
The style of the letter was much above her expectation.
There were not merely no grammatical errors, but as a composition it
would not have disgraced a gentleman; the language, though plain,
was strong and unaffected, and the sentiments it conveyed very much
to the credit of the writer. It was short, but expressed good sense,
warm attachment, liberality, propriety, even delicacy of feeling.
She paused over it, while Harriet stood anxiously watching for
her opinion, with a "Well, well," and was at last forced to add,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: only the wind roared around them, and somewhere in the distance a
fog horn moaned.
It was now six o'clock. The snow threw out a mild light which could
not brighten the deep darkness around them. About half an hour
later the first cab halted. "There's the house up there. Shall I
drive to the garden gate?"
"No, stop here." Muller was already on the ground. "Are there any
dogs here?" he asked.
"I didn't hear any yesterday."
"That's of no value. You didn't seem to hear much of anything
yesterday." Muller opened the door of the cab and helped Berner
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