| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from An International Episode by Henry James: you in; she has got a lot of people staying with her;
I don't know who they all are; only she may have no room.
But you can begin with the hotel, and meanwhile you can live
at my house. In that way--simply sleeping at the hotel--
you will find it tolerable. For the rest, you must make
yourself at home at my place. You mustn't be shy, you know;
if you are only here for a month that will be a great waste
of time. Mrs. Westgate won't neglect you, and you had better
not try to resist her. I know something about that.
I expect you'll find some pretty girls on the premises.
I shall write to my wife by this afternoon's mail,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The United States Bill of Rights: III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house,
without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war,
but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,
and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath
or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched,
and the persons or things to be seized.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton: see his picture."
"HIS picture? Hers!"
"Well, the house is his, at all events."
"Unhappily--since to her it is a dungeon!"
"Why doesn't she leave it, then?" exclaimed Wyant impatiently.
The Count clasped his hands. "Ah, how you say that--with what
force, with what virility! If you would but say it to HER in
that tone--you, her countryman! She has no one to advise her;
the mother is an idiot; the father is terrible; she is in his
power; it is my belief that he would kill her if she resisted
him. Mr. Wyant, I tremble for her life while she remains in that
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