| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne: Aouda did not once close her eyes. Passepartout watched
all night, like a faithful dog, at his master's door.
Mr. Fogg called him in the morning, and told him to get
Aouda's breakfast, and a cup of tea and a chop for himself.
He desired Aouda to excuse him from breakfast and dinner,
as his time would be absorbed all day in putting his affairs to rights.
In the evening he would ask permission to have a few moment's
conversation with the young lady.
Passepartout, having received his orders, had nothing to do but obey them.
He looked at his imperturbable master, and could scarcely bring his mind
to leave him. His heart was full, and his conscience tortured by remorse;
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: manoeuvres; all eyes were turned on the performer, mouths were
open, pipes hung suspended; the birds were charmed. At the same
moment the entrance of Mr Watts afforded him an opportunity.
'I observe,' said he, addressing the landlord, but taking at the
same time the whole room into his confidence with an encouraging
look, 'I observe that some of these gentlemen are looking with
curiosity in my direction; and certainly it is unusual to see
anyone immersed in literary and scientific labours in the public
apartment of an inn. I have here some calculations I made this
morning upon the cost of living in this and other countries--a
subject, I need scarcely say, highly interesting to the working
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne: to sing in the streets.
"But can you sing standing on your head, with a top spinning
on your left foot, and a sabre balanced on your right?"
"Humph! I think so," replied Passepartout, recalling the exercises
of his younger days.
"Well, that's enough," said the Honourable William Batulcar.
The engagement was concluded there and then.
Passepartout had at last found something to do. He was engaged
to act in the celebrated Japanese troupe. It was not a very dignified
position, but within a week he would be on his way to San Francisco.
The performance, so noisily announced by the Honourable Mr. Batulcar,
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