| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson: gentleman before to-night, it would not render them less absolute."
"Your Highness interprets my meaning with his usual subtlety,"
returned Vandeleur. "Once more: I have, unfortunately, put the
police upon the track of Mr. Scrymgeour on a charge of theft; am I
to withdraw or to uphold the accusation?"
"You will please yourself," replied Florizel. "The question is one
between your conscience and the laws of this land. Give me my hat;
and you, Mr. Rolles, give me my cane and follow me. Miss
Vandeleur, I wish you good evening. I judge," he added to
Vandeleur, "that your silence means unqualified assent."
"If I can do no better," replied the old man, "I shall submit; but
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens: in the bar ruminating on his dismal fate and the manifold
perfections of Dolly Varden, ran out to hold the guest's stirrup
and assist him to mount. Mr Chester was scarcely in the saddle,
and Joe was in the very act of making him a graceful bow, when old
John came diving out of the porch, and collared him.
'None of that, sir,' said John, 'none of that, sir. No breaking of
patroles. How dare you come out of the door, sir, without leave?
You're trying to get away, sir, are you, and to make a traitor of
yourself again? What do you mean, sir?'
'Let me go, father,' said Joe, imploringly, as he marked the smile
upon their visitor's face, and observed the pleasure his disgrace
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Vailima Letters by Robert Louis Stevenson: think how well I spoke. Yesterday evening I was briefed to
defend a political prisoner before the Deputy Commissioner.
What do you think of that for a vicissitude?
DEC. 3RD.
Now for a confession. When I heard you and Cassells had
decided to print THE BOTTLE IMP along with FALESA, I was too
much disappointed to answer. THE BOTTLE IMP was the PIECE DE
RESISTANCE for my volume, ISLAND NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS.
However, that volume might have never got done; and I send
you two others in case they should be in time.
First have the BEACH OF FALESA.
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