| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: door?"
Her puzzled eyes discovered that Neil's face was one blush of
embarrassment.
"He slept here on the po'ch," explained Leroy, amused. "It's a
great fad, this outdoor sleeping. The doctors recommend it strong
for sick people. You wouldn't think to look at him York was sick.
He looks plumb husky. But looks are right deceptive. It's a fact,
Miss Mackenzie, that he was so sick last night I wasn't dead sure
he'd live till mo'ning."
The eyes of the men met like rapiers. Neil said nothing, and
Leroy dropped him from his mind as if he were a trifle and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Miracle Mongers and Their Methods by Harry Houdini: on with bellows till it flamed and sparkled
in his mouthe, and so remained until the
oyster gaped and was quite boil'd.
Then he melted pitch and wax with
sulphur, which he drank down as it flamed:
I saw it flaming in his mouthe a good while;
he also took up a thick piece of iron, such
as laundresses use to put in their smoothing-
boxes, when it was fiery hot, held it
between his teeth, then in his hand, and
threw it about like a stone; but this I
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: be noble. I will prove myself a man, no less by the
generosity of my soul than the clearness of my head.
I have no patience with such of my sex as disdain to let
themselves sometimes down to the comprehension of yours.
Perhaps the abilities of women are neither sound nor
acute--neither vigorous nor keen. Perhaps they may
want observation, discernment, judgment, fire, genius, and wit."
"Miss Morland, do not mind what he says; but have
the goodness to satisfy me as to this dreadful riot."
"Riot! What riot?"
"My dear Eleanor, the riot is only in your own brain.
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