| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: but when we are upon the highroad again, I will go one way through
the country and will send my men the other, so that if one falleth
into the King's hands the others may haply escape. We will go
by devious ways, and so, I hope, will reach Sherwood in safety.
And now, Sir Page, I wish thee farewell."
"Farewell, thou bold yeoman," said young Partington, "and mayst
thou reach thy hiding in safety." So each shook the other's hand,
and the lad, turning his horse's head, rode back toward London,
while Robin entered the inn once more.
There he found his yeomen sitting in silence, waiting his coming;
likewise the landlord was there, for he was curious to know what
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw: trust me, nobody will blame you: you may take my word for that.
I know what young girls are; and I know youll think better of it
when youve turned it over in your mind.
VIVIE. So that's how it is done, is it? You must have said all
that to many a woman, to have it so pat.
MRS WARREN [passionately] What harm am I asking you to do?
[Vivie turns away contemptuously. Mrs Warren continues
desperately] Vivie: listen to me: you dont understand: you were
taught wrong on purpose: you dont know what the world is really
like.
VIVIE [arrested] Taught wrong on purpose! What do you mean?
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Economist by Xenophon: men's apartments; then the women's shoes and sandals, and the shoes
and sandals of the men.[10] There was one division devoted to arms and
armour; another to instruments used for carding wood; another to
implements for making bread; another to utensils for cooking
condiments; another to utensils for the bath; another connected with
the kneading trough; another with the service of the table. All these
we assigned to separate places, distinguishing one portion for daily
and recurrent use and the rest for high days and holidays. Next we
selected and set aside the supplies required for the month's
expenditure; and, under a separate head,[11] we stored away what we
computed would be needed for the year.[12] For in this way there is
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