| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: mined on undertaking her journey before the invasion.
Perhaps she is even now ignorant of what is happening.
But no, that cannot be; the merchants discussed before her
the disturbances in Siberia -- and she did not seem surprised.
She did not even ask an explanation. She must have
known it then, and knowing it, is still resolute. Poor girl!
Her motive for the journey must be urgent indeed! But
though she may be brave -- and she certainly is so -- her
strength must fail her, and, to say nothing of dangers and
obstacles, she will be unable to endure the fatigue of such
a journey. Never can she reach Irkutsk!"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: Will Scarlet, screwing up his face and shutting his eyes tightly,
as though he already felt his ears ringing with the buffet.
Will Scarlet rolled up his sleeve, and, standing on tiptoe to give
the greater swing to his arm, he struck with might and main.
"WHOOF!" came his palm against the Tinker's head, and down went
stout Wat to the grass, heels over head, as the wooden image at
the fair goes down when the skillful player throws a cudgel at it.
Then, as the Tinker sat up upon the grass, rubbing his ear
and winking and blinking at the bright stars that danced before
his eyes, the yeomen roared with mirth till the forest rang.
As for King Richard, he laughed till the tears ran down his cheeks.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from In Darkest England and The Way Out by General William Booth: the most successful workers for the benefit of mankind, have sprung
from this class, of which we have instances recorded in the Bible,
and any number in the history of the Church and of the Salvation Army.
It may be objected that while this Scheme would undoubtedly assist one
class of the community by making steady, industrious workmen, it must
thereby injure another class by introducing so many new hands into the
labour market, already so seriously overstocked.
To this we reply that there is certainly an appearance of force in this
objection; but it has, I think, been already answered in the foregoing
pages. Further, if the increase of workers, which this Scheme will
certainly bring about, was the beginning and the end of it, it would
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