| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence: They lined all the way. The road had become a street, and as you sank,
you forgot instantly the open, rolling country where the castles and
big houses still dominated, but like ghosts. Now you were just above
the tangle of naked railway-lines, and foundries and other 'works' rose
about you, so big you were only aware of walls. And iron clanked with a
huge reverberating clank, and huge lorries shook the earth, and
whistles screamed.
Yet again, once you had got right down and into the twisted and crooked
heart of the town, behind the church, you were in the world of two
centuries ago, in the crooked streets where the Chatterley Arms stood,
and the old pharmacy, streets which used to lead Out to the wild open
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: she could not have said for how long, for it yet seemed to her
that he had been very lately at the house.
"May I walk back with you?" he asked. And when she had said
that he might if he wanted, he observed that he had seen her
and recognized her half a mile away.
"You must have very good eyes," said Gertrude.
"Yes, I have very good eyes, Miss Gertrude," said Mr. Brand.
She perceived that he meant something; but for a long time past
Mr. Brand had constantly meant something, and she had almost
got used to it. She felt, however, that what he meant had now
a renewed power to disturb her, to perplex and agitate her.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost: the money and jewels, and leading me towards M. G---- M----, he
desired me to make my bow. I made two or three most profound
ones. `Pray excuse him, sir,' said Lescaut, `he is a mere child.
He has not yet acquired much of the ton of Paris; but no doubt
with a little trouble we shall improve him. You will often have
the honour of seeing that gentleman, here,' said he, turning
towards me : `take advantage of it, and endeavour to imitate so
good a model.'
"The old libertine appeared to be pleased with me. He patted me
on the cheek, saying that I was a fine boy, but that I should be
on my guard in Paris, where young men were easily debauched.
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