| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: was his own niece, the child of his own father's daughter.
The idea that his niece should be a German Baroness,
married "morganatically" to a Prince, had already given him much
to think about. Was it right, was it just, was it acceptable?
He always slept badly, and the night before he had lain awake
much more even than usual, asking himself these questions.
The strange word "morganatic" was constantly in his ears;
it reminded him of a certain Mrs. Morgan whom he had
once known and who had been a bold, unpleasant woman.
He had a feeling that it was his duty, so long as the Baroness
looked at him, smiling in that way, to meet her glance with his
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne: upon these movable quays, that they flew noisily away.
Mr. Fogg, on reaching shore, proceeded to find out at what hour the first
train left for New York, and learned that this was at six o'clock p.m.;
he had, therefore, an entire day to spend in the Californian capital.
Taking a carriage at a charge of three dollars, he and Aouda entered it,
while Passepartout mounted the box beside the driver, and they set out
for the International Hotel.
From his exalted position Passepartout observed with much curiosity
the wide streets, the low, evenly ranged houses, the Anglo-Saxon
Gothic churches, the great docks, the palatial wooden and brick warehouses,
the numerous conveyances, omnibuses, horse-cars, and upon the side-walks,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: is not well chosen; but I have no friends--to speak of.'
'No more have I,' said Julia. 'But don't you think it's perhaps
time you gave me back my hands?'
'La ci darem la mano,' said the barrister, 'the merest moment
more! I have so few friends,' he added.
'I thought it was considered such a bad account of a young man to
have no friends,' observed Julia.
'O, but I have crowds of FRIENDS!' cried Gideon. 'That's not what
I mean. I feel the moment is ill chosen; but O, Julia, if you
could only see yourself!'
'Mr Forsyth--'
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