| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Footnote to History by Robert Louis Stevenson: the group, whatever they may babble of the firm over the walnuts
and the wine, will rally round the national concern at the approach
of difficulty. They are so few - I am ashamed to give their
number, it were to challenge contradiction - they are so few, and
the amount of national capital buried at their feet is so vast,
that we must not wonder if they seem oppressed with greatness and
the sense of empire. Other whites take part in our brabbles, while
temper holds out, with a certain schoolboy entertainment. In the
Germans alone, no trace of humour is to be observed, and their
solemnity is accompanied by a touchiness often beyond belief.
Patriotism flies in arms about a hen; and if you comment upon the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: her heavy eyebrows, answering with sullen emphasis:
"Yes."
Again Jim lifted his hands above his head and waved
her to earth.
"Well! Don't blame me! I can't help it, you
know----"
He turned to his wife and spoke with jolly good
humor.
"It's the place, all right. Set down, Kiddo--take
off your hat and things. Make yourself at home."
Nance flew at him in a sudden frenzy at his
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy: one could fancy it to be lifted by machinery from below.
Meanwhile the faint cloudlets had flown back into the
south-east corner of the sky, as if in terror of the large
cloud, like a young brood gazed in upon by some
monster.
Going on to the village, Oak flung a small stone
against the window of Laban Tall's bedroom, expecting
Susan to open it; but nobody stirred. He went round
to the back door, which had been left unfastened for
Laban's entry, and passed in to the foot of the stair-
case.
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