| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: damn please. And if you think I'm working up to a Christian
forgiveness racket, you're very much mistaken. I'm not. I don't
forgive you; and I surely despise your sort. But I'm explaining to
you--no, to myself--just what I've been at for three days."
"Well, turn me over to your sheriff, and let's get through with
this," said Newmark sullenly. "I suppose you've got that part of it
all fixed."
Orde rose.
"Look here, Newmark, that's just what I've been coming to, just what
I've had such a hard time to get hold of. I felt it, but I couldn't
put my finger on it. Now I know. I'm not going to hand you over to
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Love and Friendship by Jane Austen: "Well, well, (said he) we will not dispute about HIS Beauty, but
your opinion of his DAUGHTERS is surely very singular, for if I
understood you right, you said you did not find them so plain as
you expected to do!"
"Why, do YOU find them plainer then?" (said I).
"I can scarcely beleive you to be serious (returned he) when you
speak of their persons in so extroidinary a Manner. Do not you
think the Miss Lesleys are two very handsome young Women?"
"Lord! No! (cried I) I think them terribly plain!"
"Plain! (replied He) My dear Susan, you cannot really think so!
Why what single Feature in the face of either of them, can you
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: Has the time seemed too long for you, or do you desire that wrath
should light on you from your Lord, that ye have broken your promise
to me?'
They said, 'We have not broken our promise to thee of our own
accord. But we were made to carry loads of the ornaments of the
people, and we hurled them down, and so did es Samariy cast; and he
brought forth for the people a corporeal calf which lowed.' And they
said, 'This is your god and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten!'
What! do they not see that it does not return them any speech, and
cannot control for them harm or profit? Aaron too told them before, 'O
my people! ye are only being tried thereby; and, verily, your Lord
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