| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Sportsman by Xenophon: [16] {ormous}. Lit. "moorings," i.e. "favourite haunts." Cf. {dusorma}
below. Al. "stelle die Fallnetze auf die Wechsel," Lenz.
[17] {anteridas}. See a note in the "Class. Rev." X. i. p. 7, by G. S.
Sale: "It can only mean long sticks used as stretchers or
spreaders to hold up the net between and beyond the props." Cf.
Thuc. vii. 36, 2.
[18] Or, "within the bay of network."
[19] {sunekhontai en tois psilois ai e}. "Denn diese werden an
unbestandenen Orten durch die Leine niedergezogen," Lenz;
{sunelkontai} conj. Schn.; {sunerkhontai} al., "concurrunt," vid.
Sturz.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: opened the door leading directly into the corridor. "You can leave
this way without encountering Colonel McIntyre."
Helen hurried through the door and paused in the corridor to whisper
feverishly in Kent's ear, "Promise me you will remain faithful to
Barbara whatever develops."
"I will!" Kent's pledge rang out clearly, and Helen with a lighter
heart turned to walk away when a telegraph boy appeared around the
corner of the corridor and thrust a yellow envelope at Kent, who
stood half inside his office watching Helen.
"Sign here," the boy said, indicating the line on the receipt slip,
and getting it back, departed.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini: modern manner."
"You deceive yourself, my poor Andre. The piece last night would
have been nothing without the players. You are fortunate in your
Scaramouche."
"In confidence - I present you to him."
"You - Scaramouche? You?" She turned to regard him fully. He
smiled his close-lipped smile that made wrinkles like gashes in
his cheeks. He nodded. "And I didn't recognize you!"
"I thank you for the tribute. You imagined, of course, that I was
a scene-shifter. And now that you know all about me, what of
Gavrillac? What of my godfather?"
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