| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: fellow, if you are short now." And the skipper, throwing away
his cigar, walked off to "wake them up on board," as he expressed
it.
Almayer vainly expected to hear of the cause of his daughter's
return from his daughter's lips. Not that day, not on any other
day did she ever allude to her Singapore life. He did not care
to ask, awed by the calm impassiveness of her face, by those
solemn eyes looking past him on the great, still forests sleeping
in majestic repose to the murmur of the broad river. He accepted
the situation, happy in the gentle and protecting affection the
girl showed him, fitfully enough, for she had, as she called it,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: DAVID, King of Scotland.
Earl DOUGLAS; and
Two MESSENGERS, Scotch.
PHILIPPA, Edward's Queen.
Countess of SALISBURY.
A FRENCH WOMAN.
Lords, and divers other Attendants; Heralds, Officers,
Soldiers, &c.
Scene, dispers'd; in England, Flanders, and France.
ACT I. SCENE I. London. A Room of State in the
Palace. Flourish.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Pierrette by Honore de Balzac: nine o'clock. Madame Tiphaine had introduced into Provins the Parisian
custom of taking leave as soon as coffee had been served. On this
occasion she had company at home and was anxious to get away. The
Rogrons accompanied her husband and herself to the street door, and
when they returned to the salon, disconcerted at not being able to
keep their chief guests, the rest of the party were preparing to
imitate Madame Tiphaine's fashion with cruel provincial promptness.
"They won't see our salon lighted up," said Sylvie, "and that's the
show of the house."
The Rogrons had counted on surprising their guests. It was the first
time any one had been admitted to the now celebrated house, and the
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