| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: gusto, 'is devilish delicate, I can tell you. My friend Mr
Thomas, being an American of Portuguese extraction, unacquainted
with our habits, and a wealthy manufacturer of Broadwood
pianos--'
'Broadwood pianos?' cried Gideon, with some surprise. 'Dear me,
do I understand Mr Thomas to be a member of the firm?'
'O, pirated Broadwoods,' returned Michael. 'My friend's the
American Broadwood.'
'But I understood you to say,' objected Gideon, 'I certainly have
it so in my notes--that your friend was a manufacturer of
india--rubber overshoes.'
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by William and Ellen Craft: three days. During this time, we had the honour
of being the guest of the late and much lamented
Daniel Oliver, Esq., one of the best and most hospi-
table men in the State. By simply fulfilling the
Scripture injunction, to take in the stranger, &c.,
he ran the risk of incurring a penalty of 2,000
dollars, and twelve months' imprisonment.
But neither the Fugitive Slave Law, nor any other
Satanic enactment, can ever drive the spirit of
liberty and humanity out of such noble and gene-
rous-hearted men.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lock and Key Library by Julian Hawthorne, Ed.: him, yet my nerves have been seasoned in such variety of danger
that I have the right to rely on them,--even in a haunted house."
Mr. J---- said very little more; he took the keys of the house out
of his bureau, gave them to me,--and, thanking him cordially for
his frankness, and his urbane concession to my wish, I carried off
my prize.
Impatient for the experiment, as soon as I reached home, I summoned
my confidential servant,--a young man of gay spirits, fearless
temper, and as free from superstitious prejudice as anyone I could
think of.
F----," said I, "you remember in Germany how disappointed we were
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