| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Royalty Restored/London Under Charles II by J. Fitzgerald Molloy: fan; after which preliminaries they fell into conversation which
both found far more interesting than the comedy then being
enacted before their eyes. This was the beginning of an intimacy
concerning which the court made merry, and of which the town
spoke scandal. My lady disguised herself as a country wench, and
visited his chambers, Mr. Wycherley dedicated his play, "Love in
a Wood," to her in elegant phraseology, He was of opinion that
she stood as little in need of flattery as her beauty did of art;
he was anxious to let the world know he was the greatest admirer
she had; and he was desirous of returning her his grateful
acknowledgment for the favours he had received from her.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell: Grant said at once that he would take Hotspur, and there were
men on the stand who would have bought me; but Jerry said I should not go
to cab work again with just anybody, and the governor promised
to find a place for me where I should be comfortable.
The day came for going away. Jerry had not been allowed to go out yet,
and I never saw him after that New Year's eve. Polly and the children came
to bid me good-by. "Poor old Jack! dear old Jack! I wish we could
take you with us," she said, and then laying her hand on my mane
she put her face close to my neck and kissed me. Dolly was crying
and kissed me too. Harry stroked me a great deal, but said nothing,
only he seemed very sad, and so I was led away to my new place.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather: evening air was heavy with the smell of wild
cotton. The fresh, salty scent of the wild roses
had given way before this more powerful per-
fume of midsummer. Wherever those ashes-of-
rose balls hung on their milky stalks, the air
about them was saturated with their breath.
The sky was still red in the west and the even-
ing star hung directly over the Bergsons' wind-
mill. Marie crossed the fence at the wheatfield
corner, and walked slowly along the path that
led to Alexandra's. She could not help feeling
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