| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde: GERALD. Mother!
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. For a little then: and if you let me, near you
always.
HESTER. [To MRS. ARBUTHNOT.] Come out with us to the garden.
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. Later on, later on. [Exeunt HESTER and GERALD.
MRS. ARBUTHNOT goes towards door L.C. Stops at looking-glass over
mantelpiece and looks into it. Enter ALICE R.C.]
ALICE. A gentleman to see you, ma'am.
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. Say I am not at home. Show me the card. [Takes
card from salver and looks at it.] Say I will not see him.
[LORD ILLINGWORTH enters. MRS. ARBUTHNOT sees him in the glass and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: dexterity he demands--the justice-books bear witness in thy
favour; no starting at scruples in his service why, who ever
suspected thee of a conscience? an assurance he must have who
would follow a courtier--and thy brow is as impenetrable as a
Milan visor. There is but one thing I would fain see amended in
thee."
"And what is that, my most precious friend Anthony?" replied
Lambourne; "for I swear by the pillow of the Seven Sleepers I
will not be slothful in amending it."
"Why, you gave a sample of it even now," said Foster. "Your
speech twangs too much of the old stamp, and you garnish it ever
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson: me a lecture as to the incredible silliness, 'not to say
immorality,' of my behaviour. 'I have the satisfaction in telling
you my opinion, because it appears that you are going to get off
scot free,' he continued, where, indeed, I thought he might have
begun.
'The man, Faa, has been discharged cured; and the two men, Todd and
Candlish, would have been leeberated lone ago if it had not been
for their extraordinary loyalty to yourself, Mr. Ducie - or Mr. St.
Ivey, as I believe I should now call you. Never a word would
either of the two old fools volunteer that in any manner pointed at
the existence of such a person; and when they were confronted with
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