| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: rebelled not a little at that last branch of his studies. "Why
must I learn that vile tongue?" said he.
"Call it not vile," said the blind old Lord, grimly; "belike,
when thou art grown a man, thou'lt have to seek thy fortune in
France land, for England is haply no place for such as be of
Falworth blood." And in after-years, true to his father's
prediction, the "vile tongue" served him well.
As for his physical training, that pretty well filled up the
hours between his morning studies at the monastery and his
evening studies at home. Then it was that old Diccon Bowman took
him in hand, than whom none could be better fitted to shape his
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Finished by H. Rider Haggard: to leave Zululand."
"You mean that I am in a trap, Nombe."
"I mean that the country is full of soldiers and that all white
men have fled from it. Therefore, even if you were allowed to
pass because the Zulus love you, Macumazahn, it might well happen
that those with you would stay behind, sound asleep, Macumazahn,
for which, like you, I should be sorry."
After this I said no more, for I knew that she meant to warn me.
We had entered on this business and must see it through to its
end, sweet or bitter.
As for Anscombe and Heda their happiness seemed to be complete.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville: that he will wish of earthly things; and that hath been proved
often-times.
And one time befell, that a King of Armenia, that was a worthy
knight and doughty man, and a noble princes watched that hawk some
time. And at the end of seven days and seven nights the lady came
to him and bade him wish, for he had well deserved it. And he
answered that he was great lord enough, and well in peace, and had
enough of worldly riches; and therefore he would wish none other
thing, but the body of that fair lady, to have it at his will. And
she answered him, that he knew not what he asked, and said that he
was a fool to desire that he might not have; for she said that he
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