| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Enchanted Island of Yew by L. Frank Baum: murdered no baron, nor have I any Lady Seseley as prisoner."
"Are you not the Red Rogue of Dawna?" demanded the prince.
"Men call me by that name," acknowledged the other.
"Then you are deceiving me," said the prince.
"No, indeed!" answered the Red Rogue, mockingly. "I wouldn't deceive
any one for the world. But, if you don't believe me, you are welcome
to search my castle."
"That I shall do," returned the prince, sternly, "whether I have your
permission or not," and he began to dismount. But Nerle restrained
him, saying:
"Master, I beg you will allow me to search the castle. For this Red
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An International Episode by Henry James: "and he is a perfect husband. But all Americans are that,"
she continued, smiling.
"Really!" Lord Lambeth exclaimed again and wondered whether all American
ladies had such a passion for generalizing as these two.
He sat there a good while: there was a great deal of talk;
it was all very friendly and lively and jolly. Everyone present,
sooner or later, said something to him, and seemed to make
a particular point of addressing him by name. Two or three other
persons came in, and there was a shifting of seats and changing
of places; the gentlemen all entered into intimate conversation
with the two Englishmen, made them urgent offers of hospitality,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Soul of a Bishop by H. G. Wells: trenches, with death, hardship and separation running amok in the
world--"
"One has to do something," she agreed.
"I know, dear," he said, "that all this year of doubt and
change has been a dreadful year for you."
"It was stupid of me," she said, "but I have been so unhappy.
It's over now--but I was wretched. And there was nothing I could
say.... I prayed.... It isn't the poverty I feared ever, but the
disgrace. Now--I'm happy. I'm happy again.
"But how far do you come with me?"
"I'm with you."
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