| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: "Your name is Zane," said the man in English, looking sharply at Isaac.
"That is my name. Who are you?" asked Isaac in great surprise.
"I am Girty. I've never seen you, but I knew Col. Zane and Jonathan well. I've
seen your sister; you all favor one another."
"Are you Simon Girty?"
"Yes."
"I have heard of your influence with the Indians. Can you do anything to get
me out of this?"
"How did you happen to git over here? Yon are not many miles from Wingenund's
Camp," said Girty, giving Isaac another sharp look from his small black eyes.
"Girty, I assure you I am not a spy. I escaped from the Wyandot village on Mad
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: we're at the Sheeling-hill--I'll fire off my gun, to let them ken
I'm coming, that's aye my way; and if I hae a deer I gie them twa
shots, ane for the deer and ane for mysell."
He fired off his piece accordingly, and the number of lights were
seen to traverse the house, and even to gleam before it. Hobbie
Elliot pointed out one of these to Earnscliff, which seemed to
glide from the house towards some of the outhouses-"That's Grace
hersell," said Hobbie. "She'll no meet me at the door, I'se
warrant her--but she'll be awa', for a' that, to see if my
hounds' supper be ready, poor beasts."
"Love me, love my dog," answered Earnscliff. "Ah, Hobbie, you
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Another Study of Woman by Honore de Balzac: greater perils. I have seen much of the world, I have studied it
perhaps too late; but in cases where the illegality of your feelings
might be excused, I have always observed the effects of I know not
what chance--which you may call Providence--inevitably overwhelming
such as we consider light women."
"I hope," said Madame de Vandenesse, "that we can be great in other
ways----"
"Oh, let the Comte de Vandenesse preach to us!" exclaimed Madame de
Serizy.
"With all the more reason because he has preached a great deal by
example," said the Baronne de Nucingen.
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