| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Case of The Lamp That Went Out by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: the house. This was what did occur. But the blackmailer was alarmed
as well and fled hastily from the garden when he realised that he was
not alone with his victim. Thorne followed the man's disappearing
figure, calling him to halt. He did not call loudly for he too wanted
to avoid a scandal. His intention was to force the man to follow him
into the house, to get his written confession of blackmail - then to
finish him off with a large sum once for all and kick him out of the
place.
In this manner Herbert Thorne thought to free himself and his wife
from the persecutions of the rascal. His heart was filled with
hatred towards the man. For since Mrs. Bernauer had told him what
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Professor by Charlotte Bronte: is not a matter of age; and, from what I have heard, and from
what I observe myself, I would much rather trust you than M.
Ledru, the music-master, who is a married man of near fifty."
I remarked that I hoped she would find me worthy of her good
opinion; that if I knew myself, I was incapable of betraying any
confidence reposed in me. "Du reste," said she, "the
surveillance will be strictly attended to." And then she
proceeded to discuss the subject of terms. She was very cautious,
quite on her guard; she did not absolutely bargain, but she
warily sounded me to find out what my expectations might be; and
when she could not get me to name a sum, she reasoned and
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: And so, when Bara came, escaping the clutches of Numa
and Sheeta, his terror and his haste precluded the possibility
of his sensing that other equally formidable foe lying in am-
bush for him. Abreast of the ape-man came the deer; a light-
brown body shot from the concealing verdure of the bush,
strong arms encircled the sleek neck of the young buck and
powerful teeth fastened themselves in the soft flesh. Together
the two rolled over in the trail and a moment later the ape-
man rose, and, with one foot upon the carcass of his kill,
raised his voice in the victory cry of the bull ape.
Like an answering challenge came suddenly to the ears of
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