| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde: TIMES points out. You should read this article, sir. [Opens THE
TIMES.] 'Sir Robert Chiltern . . . most rising of our young
statesmen . . . Brilliant orator . . . Unblemished career . . . Well-
known integrity of character . . . Represents what is best in English
public life . . . Noble contrast to the lax morality so common among
foreign politicians.' They will never say that of you, sir.
LORD GORING. I sincerely hope not, father. However, I am delighted
at what you tell me about Robert, thoroughly delighted. It shows he
has got pluck.
LORD CAVERSHAM. He has got more than pluck, sir, he has got genius.
LORD GORING. Ah! I prefer pluck. It is not so common, nowadays, as
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie: This visitor proved to be of an entirely different type to the
last. Tommy recognized in him an Irish Sinn Feiner. Certainly
Mr. Brown's organization was a far-reaching concern. The common
criminal, the well-bred Irish gentleman, the pale Russian, and
the efficient German master of the ceremonies! Truly a strange
and sinister gathering! Who was this man who held in his finger
these curiously variegated links of an unknown chain?
In this case, the procedure was exactly the same. The signal
knock, the demand for a number, and the reply "Correct."
Two knocks followed in quick succession on the door below. The
first man was quite unknown to Tommy, who put him down as a city
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Master of the World by Jules Verne: one question. Ought I to act alone, or will it not be better to join
with me?"
"That is what I intend," said the chief, interrupting me. "You are to
choose two of our men whom you think the best fitted."
"I will do so, Mr. Ward. And now, if some day or other I stand in the
presence of our man, what am I to do with him?"
"Above all things, do not lose sight of him. If there is no other
way, arrest him. You shall have a warrant."
"A useful precaution, Mr. Ward. If he started to jump into his
automobile and to speed away at the rate we know of, I must stop him
at any cost. One cannot argue long with a man making two hundred
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