| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Glasses by Henry James: really pinched. She had a sum put by for a liberal outfit;
meanwhile the proper use of the rest was to decorate her for the
approaches to the altar, keep her afloat in the society in which
she would most naturally meet her match. Lord Iffield had been
seen with her at Lucerne, at Cadenabbia; but it was Mrs. Meldrum's
conviction that nothing was to be expected of him but the most
futile flirtation. The girl had a certain hold of him, but with a
great deal of swagger he hadn't the spirit of a sheep: he was in
fear of his father and would never commit himself in Lord
Considine's lifetime. The most Flora might achieve was that he
wouldn't marry some one else. Geoffrey Dawling, to Mrs. Meldrum's
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tales of Unrest by Joseph Conrad: with satisfaction.
"No regular trade," said Makola. "They brought the ivory and gave it
to me. I told them to take what they most wanted in the station. It is
a beautiful lot. No station can show such tusks. Those traders wanted
carriers badly, and our men were no good here. No trade, no entry in
books: all correct."
Kayerts nearly burst with indignation. "Why!" he shouted, "I believe
you have sold our men for these tusks!" Makola stood impassive and
silent. "I--I--will--I," stuttered Kayerts. "You fiend!" he yelled
out.
"I did the best for you and the Company," said Makola, imperturbably.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson: said, and, turning half away from him, began to wring out a
sheet across her shoulder. 'I wonder you are not wearied of
your voice. When the hands lie abed the tongue takes a
walk.'
Mr. Archer laughed unpleasantly, rose and moved to the
water's edge. In this part the body of the river poured
across a little narrow fell, ran some ten feet very smoothly
over a bed of pebbles, then getting wind, as it were, of
another shelf of rock which barred the channel, began, by
imperceptible degrees, to separate towards either shore in
dancing currents, and to leave the middle clear and stagnant.
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