| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad: in a cloud of white, Provencal dust. And this is the last
appearance of Captain Blunt in Monsieur George's narrative. Of
course he was only told of it later. At the time he was not in a
condition to notice things. Its interest in his surroundings
remained of a hazy and nightmarish kind for many days together.
From time to time he had the impression that he was in a room
strangely familiar to him, that he had unsatisfactory visions of
Dona Rita, to whom he tried to speak as if nothing had happened,
but that she always put her hand on his mouth to prevent him and
then spoke to him herself in a very strange voice which sometimes
resembled the voice of Rose. The face, too, sometimes resembled
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: voice. "Essex hath done as he promised, and Alban is within there
now." Then, turning to Myles, speaking in the same low voice, and
betraying more agitation than Myles had thought it possible for
him to show, "Sir Myles," said he, "remember all that hath been
told thee. Thou knowest what thou hast to say and do." Then,
without further word, he took Lord Falworth by the hand, and led
the way into the room, Myles following close behind.
The King half sat, half inclined, upon a cushioned seat close to
which stood the two Princes. There were some dozen others
present, mostly priests and noblemen of high quality who
clustered in a group at a little distance. Myles knew most of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon: labors; but they make misfortunes more bitter.
They increase the cares of life; but they mitigate
the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by
generation is common to beasts; but memory,
merit, and noble works, are proper to men. And
surely a man shall see the noblest works and foun-
dations have proceeded from childless men; which
have sought to express the images of their minds,
where those of their bodies have failed. So the care
of posterity is most in them, that have no posterity.
They that are the first raisers of their houses, are
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