| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Lesson of the Master by Henry James: cousin!" she continued over her shoulder to Paul as their friend
drew her toward a hansom to which he had signalled. The young man
watched them get in; he returned, as he stood there, the friendly
wave of the hand with which, ensconced in the vehicle beside her,
St. George took leave of him. He even lingered to see the vehicle
start away and lose itself in the confusion of Bond Street. He
followed it with his eyes; it put to him embarrassing things.
"She's not for ME!" the great novelist had said emphatically at
Summersoft; but his manner of conducting himself toward her
appeared not quite in harmony with such a conviction. How could he
have behaved differently if she HAD been for him? An indefinite
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Lock and Key Library by Julian Hawthorne, Ed.: heard the sound of Maximilian's voice evidently in tones of reply
to something which she had said. At the end of that time, a little
bell, placed near the bedside, was rung hastily. A fainting fit
had seized Margaret; but she recovered almost before her women
applied the usual remedies. They lingered, however, a little,
looking at the youthful couple with an interest which no restraints
availed to check. Their hands were locked together, and in
Margaret's eyes there gleamed a farewell light of love, which
settled upon Maximilian, and seemed to indicate that she was
becoming speechless. Just at this moment she made a feeble effort
to draw Maximilian toward her; he bent forward and kissed her with
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: Together they continued their journey. The sun was an
hour high when they came out into the desert again beyond
the mountains. Beside a little rivulet they found the girl's
horses grazing. They had come this far on their way home,
and with the cause of their fear no longer present had
stopped to feed.
With little trouble Tarzan and the girl caught them, and,
mounting, rode out into the desert toward the DOUAR of
Sheik Kadour ben Saden.
No sign of pursuit developed, and they came in safety
about nine o'clock to their destination. The sheik had but
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