| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey: the mountains next month. Let's go down to dinner."
They descended the spiral stairway to the grillroom, where an orchestra was
playing jazz, and dancers gyrated on a polished floor, and diners in
evening dress looked on over their cigarettes.
"Well, Carley, are you still finicky about the eats?" he queried,
consulting the menu.
"No. But I prefer plain food," she replied.
"Have a cigarette," he said, holding out his silver monogrammed case.
"Thanks, Larry. I--I guess I'll not take up smoking again. You see, while I
was West I got out of the habit."
"Yes, they told me you had changed," he returned. "How about drinking?"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: adventurer he is a number one."
At last Thuillier re-entered the room, his face full of care, his
manner extremely grave.
"My dear la Peyrade," he said, "you did not tell us that another
proposal of marriage had been seriously considered by you."
"Yes, I did; I told you that a very rich heiress had been offered to
me, but that my inclinations were here, and that I had not given any
encouragement to the affair; consequently, of course, there was no
serious engagement."
"Well, I think you do wrong to treat that proposal so lightly."
"What! do you mean to say, in presence of these ladies, that you blame
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: forestry practiced by a farmer back in Pennsylvania?" asked Dick.
"There's a big difference, I imagine. Forestry is established in some parts
of the East; it's only an experiment out here."
Then I went on to tell him about the method of the farmer. He usually had a
small piece of forest, mostly hard wood. When the snow was on he cut
firewood, fence-rails, and lumber for his own use in building. Some seasons
lumber brought high prices; then he would select matured logs and haul them
to the sawmill. But he would not cut a great deal, and he would use care in
the selection. It was his aim to keep the land well covered with forest. He
would sow as well as harvest.
"Now the Government policy is to preserve the National Forests for the use
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