| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield: fervent. It was such a relief to be able to tell somebody. "You see, I've
lived in the country all my life up till now..."
At that moment the music stopped, and they went to sit on two chairs
against the wall. Leila tucked her pink satin feet under and fanned
herself, while she blissfully watched the other couples passing and
disappearing through the swing doors.
"Enjoying yourself, Leila?" asked Jose, nodding her golden head.
Laura passed and gave her the faintest little wink; it made Leila wonder
for a moment whether she was quite grown up after all. Certainly her
partner did not say very much. He coughed, tucked his handkerchief away,
pulled down his waistcoat, took a minute thread off his sleeve. But it
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: They couldn't get the chain off, so they just cut their
hand off and shoved. And a leg would be better still.
But we got to let that go. There ain't necessity
enough in this case; and, besides, Jim's a nigger, and
wouldn't understand the reasons for it, and how it's the
custom in Europe; so we'll let it go. But there's one
thing -- he can have a rope ladder; we can tear up our
sheets and make him a rope ladder easy enough. And
we can send it to him in a pie; it's mostly done that
way. And I've et worse pies."
"Why, Tom Sawyer, how you talk," I says; "Jim
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo: women glanced at each other with mingled hope and fear. Then
their eyes sought the door expectantly.
CHAPTER XVII
With the collar of his long ulster pushed high and the brim of
his derby hat pulled low, Jimmy Jinks crept cautiously into the
room. When he at length ceased to glance over his shoulder and
came to a full stop, Aggie perceived a bit of white flannel
hanging beneath the hem of his tightly buttoned coat.
"You've GOT it!" she cried.
"Where is it ?" asked Zoie.
"Give it to me," demanded Aggie.
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