| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tales and Fantasies by Robert Louis Stevenson: beastly house.'
'All your what?' asked Alexander.
'Stamps - money,' explained John. 'It's an American
expression; I'm afraid I contracted one or two.'
'I have some,' said Flora. 'I have a pound note upstairs.'
'My dear Flora,' returned Alexander, 'a pound note won't see
us very far; and besides, this is my father's business, and I
shall be very much surprised if it isn't my father who pays
for it.'
'I would not apply to him yet; I do not think that can be
wise,' objected Flora.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Court Life in China by Isaac Taylor Headland: It is not a matter of wonder therefore that the Empress Dowager
should be led into such a foolish measure as the Boxer movement,
when the Prince who had been president of the Foreign Office for
twenty-five years could so weakly acquiesce in such an
undertaking.
"The Emperor," said the Princess, "was not asked for an
expression of his opinion on this occasion, but when he saw that
the Boxer leaders had won the day he burst into tears and left
the room."
Similar meetings were held in the palace on two other occasions,
when the Emperor implored that they make no attempt to fight all
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: critically, shook it off and turned towards Almayer.
"We have a rather unpleasant business with you," he said.
"I am sorry," returned Almayer. "It can be nothing very serious,
surely."
"If you think an attempt to blow up forty men at least, not a
serious matter you will not find many people of your opinion,"
retorted the officer sharply.
"Blow up! What? I know nothing about it" exclaimed Almayer.
"Who did that, or tried to do it?"
"A man with whom you had some dealings," answered the lieutenant.
"He passed here under the name of Dain Maroola. You sold him the
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