| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: Rome, and then, if I don't change my mind, I'll say "Yes, thank
you," when he says "Will you, please?"
Of course this is all very private, but I wished you to
know what was going on. Don't be anxious about me, remember I
am your `prudent Amy', and be sure I will do nothing rashly.
Send me as much advice as you like. I'll use it if I can. I
wish I could see you for a good talk, Marmee. Love and trust me.
Ever your AMY
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
"Jo, I'm anxious about Beth."
"Why, Mother, she has seemed unusually well since the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from 1492 by Mary Johntson: Luis tried to find out how they felt about dangers. We
pieced together. ``None here! And the Great Lizard takes
care!'' That was the Cuban. Diego Colon said, ``The
Great Turtle takes care!''
Luis Torres laughed. ``Fray Ignatio should hear that!''
``It is on the road,'' I said and went to sleep.
The second day's going proved less difficult than the first.
Less difficult means difficult enough! And as yet we had met
no one nor anything that remotely favored golden-roofed
Cipango, or famous, rich Quinsai, or Zaiton of the marble
bridges. Jerez climbed a tall tree and coming down reported
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Laches by Plato: because I think that if it had been really valuable, the Lacedaemonians,
whose whole life is passed in finding out and practising the arts which
give them an advantage over other nations in war, would have discovered
this one. And even if they had not, still these professors of the art
would certainly not have failed to discover that of all the Hellenes the
Lacedaemonians have the greatest interest in such matters, and that a
master of the art who was honoured among them would be sure to make his
fortune among other nations, just as a tragic poet would who is honoured
among ourselves; which is the reason why he who fancies that he can write a
tragedy does not go about itinerating in the neighbouring states, but
rushes hither straight, and exhibits at Athens; and this is natural.
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