| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van De Grift Stevenson: than the simple apparatus in his bag, found himself
confronted by force; brutal force; that strong hand which was
a character of the ages of oppression. Should he venture to
deposit the machine, it was almost certain that he would be
observed and arrested; a cry would arise; and there was just
a fear that the police might not be present in sufficient
force, to protect him from the savagery of the mob. The
scheme must be delayed. He stood with his bag on his arm,
pretending to survey the front of the Alhambra, when there
flashed into his mind a thought to appal the bravest. The
machine was set; at the appointed hour, it must explode; and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson: indeed, I was near as sorry for the girl, and sorry enough to be scarce
angry with her save by fits and starts. Her plea was good; she had
been placed in an unfair position; if she had deceived herself and me,
it was no more than was to have been looked for.
And for another thing she was now very much alone. Her father, when he
was by, was rather a caressing parent; but he was very easy led away by
his affairs and pleasures, neglected her without compunction or remark,
spent his nights in taverns when he had the money, which was more often
than I could at all account for; and even in the course of these few
days, failed once to come to a meal, which Catriona and I were at last
compelled to partake of without him. It was the evening meal, and I
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: my resentment, at the danger of suffocating under the effort,
until he had let me see the very bottom of a heart more foul than
hell's darkest corner.--And thou, Leicester, is it possible thou
couldst bid me for a moment deny my wedded right in thee, or
thyself yield it to another?--But it is impossible--the villain
has lied in all.--Janet, I will not remain here longer--I fear
him--I fear thy father. I grieve to say it, Janet--but I fear
thy father, and, worst of all, this odious Varney, I will escape
from Cumnor."
"Alas! madam, whither would you fly, or by what means will you
escape from these walls?"
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