| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad: there was some danger on account of the dollars. He told her, he
said, that there were no Java-sea pirates nowadays except in boys'
books. He had laughed at her fears, but he was very sorry, too;
for when she took any notion in her head it was impossible to argue
her out of it. She would be worrying herself all the time he was
away. Well, he couldn't help it. There was no one ashore fit to
take his place for the trip.
"This friend of mine and I went home together in the same mail-
boat, and he mentioned that conversation one evening in the Red Sea
while we were talking over the things and people we had just left,
with more or less regret.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Polity of Athenians and Lacedaemonians by Xenophon: to see what wherever the spirit of emulation[2] is most deeply seated,
there, too, their choruses and gymnastic contests will present alike a
far higher charm to eye and ear. And on the same principle he
persuaded himself that he needed only to confront[3] his youthful
warriors in the strife of valour, and with like result. They also, in
their degree, might be expected to attain to some unknown height of
manly virtue.
[1] See "Hell." V. iv. 32.
[2] Cf. "Cyrop." II. i. 22.
[3] Or, "pit face to face."
What method he adopted to engage these combatants I will now explain.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from One Basket by Edna Ferber: Overton boy interested in Ethel."
"If he's interested in her," Ben blundered, "I guess the fact
that Ethel's uncle went to the theater with someone who isn't
Ethel's aunt won't cause a shudder to run up and down his frail
young frame, will it?"
"All right," Eva had retorted. "If you're not man enough to
stop it, I'll have to, that's all. I'm going up there with Stell
this week."
They did not notify Jo of their coming. Eva telephoned his
apartment when she knew he would be out, and asked his man if he
expected his master home to dinner that evening. The man had
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