| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Whirligigs by O. Henry: "What are we going to do about a hoss for you, Bob?
We ain't got long to wait here. They'll be on our trail
before daylight in the mornin'."
"Oh, I guess that cayuse of yourn'll carry double for
a while," answered the sanguine Bob. "We'll annex
the first animal we come across. By jingoes, we made a
haul, didn't we? Accordin' to the marks on this money
there's $30,000 -- $15,000 apiece!"
"It's short of what I expected," said Shark Dodson,
kicking softly at the packages with the toe of his boot
and then he looked pensively at the wet sides of his tired
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn: had been accomplished. He had reason, under such circumstances, to fear
that the beauty of Aoyagi might attract dangerous attention, and that means
might be devised of taking her away from him. In Kyoto he therefore tried
to keep her hidden from curious eyes. But a retainer of Lord Hosokawa one
day caught sight of Aoyagi, discovered her relation to Tomotada, and
reported the matter to the daimyo. Thereupon the daimyo -- a young prince,
and fond of pretty faces -- gave orders that the girl should be brought to
the place; and she was taken thither at once, without ceremony.
Tomotada sorrowed unspeakably; but he knew himself powerless. He was only
an humble messenger in the service of a far-off daimyo; and for the time
being he was at the mercy of a much more powerful daimyo, whose wishes were
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Muse of the Department by Honore de Balzac: pony to complete the escort," said Dinah.
"Well, if the Public Prosecutor does not pursue us, you can get rid of
this little fellow at Sancerre. Bianchon must, of course, have left
something behind on his table--the notes for the first lecture of his
course--and you can ask Gatien to go back to Anzy to fetch it."
This simple little plot put Madame de la Baudraye into high spirits.
From the road between Anzy to Sancerre, a glorious landscape
frequently comes into view, of the noble stretches of the Loire,
looking like a lake, and it was got over very pleasantly, for Dinah
was happy in finding herself well understood. Love was discussed in
theory, a subject allowing lovers /in petto/ to take the measure, as
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