| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Professor by Charlotte Bronte: of myself; and that, ruined and thrown away as I was, it was no
time for sarcasm or cynicism, or indeed for anything but
indulgence and forbearance.
"Good night, William," he said, in a really soft voice, while his
face looked benevolently compassionate. "Good night, lad. I
wish you and your future wife much prosperity; and I hope she
will satisfy your fastidious soul."
I had much ado to refrain from laughing as I beheld the
magnanimous pity of his mien; maintaining, however, a grave air,
I said:--
"I thought you would have liked to have seen Mdlle. Henri?"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Crisis in Russia by Arthur Ransome: through far enough economically to be able to satisfy the
needs of the peasantry before that same peasantry had
organized a real political opposition that should overwhelm
them!" Lenin laughed. "If I could answer that question," he
said, "I could answer everything, for on the answer to that
question everything depends. I think we can. Yes, I think
we can. But I do not know that we can."
Non-partyism may well be the protoplasmic stage of the
future political opposition of the peasants.
POSSIBILITIES
I have done my best to indicate the essential facts in Russia's
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Cromwell by William Shakespeare: Winchester, Bedford, and sir Richard Ratcliffe,
With others, but why they come I know not.
CROMWELL.
No matter wherefore, Cromwell is prepared;
For Gardiner has my state and life ensnared.
Bid them come in, or you shall do them wrong,
For here stands he, whom some thinks lives too long.
Learning kills learning, and instead of Ink
To dip his Pen, Cromwell's heart blood doth drink.
[Enter all the Nobles.]
NORFOLK.
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