| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: alarm and sore distress at Lupton House. In her despair poor Ruth was
all for following her brother, in the hope that at least by giving
evidence of how that letter came into his possession she might do
something to assist him. But knowing, as she did, that he had had
his share in the treason that was hatching, she had cause to fear
that his guilt would not lack for other proofs. It was Diana who urged
her to repair instead to the only man upon whose resource she might
depend, provided he were willing to exert it. That man was Anthony
Wilding, and whether Diana urged it from motives of her own or out
of concern for Richard, it would be difficult to say with certainty.
The very thought of going to him for aid, after all that had passed,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Treatise on Parents and Children by George Bernard Shaw: conscientious ugliness; and a bishop's wife at fifty has more of the
air of a _femme galante_ than an actress had at thirty-five in her
grandmother's time. But as people marry later, the facts of age and
time still inexorably condemn most parents to comparative solitude
when their children marry. This may be a privation and may be a
relief: probably in healthy circumstances it is no worse than a
salutary change of habit; but even at that it is, for the moment at
least, a wrench. For though parents and children sometimes dislike
one another, there is an experience of succor and a habit of
dependence and expectation formed in infancy which naturally attaches
a child to its parent or to its nurse (a foster parent) in a quite
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Master Key by L. Frank Baum: of the missile and throw it back again. Therefore nothing can touch
your person that comes with any degree of force or swiftness, and you
will be safe from all ordinary weapons. When wearing this Garment you
will find it unnecessary to use the electric tube except on rare
occasions. Never allow revenge or animosity to influence your
conduct. Men may threaten, but they can not injure you, so you must
remember that they do not possess your mighty advantages, and that,
because of your strength, you should bear with them patiently."
Rob examined the garment with much curiosity. It glittered like
silver, yet was soft and pliable as lamb's wool. Evidently the Demon
had prepared it especially for his use, for it was just Rob's size.
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