| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: educated, with an estate in the country, but was rarely able to
see her, as he was busy with his work from morning till night and
had not a free moment.
"The whole day long, first at the hospital, then on my rounds,"
he told us; "and I assure you, Eccellenza, I have not time to
read a book, let alone going to see the woman I love. I've read
nothing for ten years! For ten years, Eccellenza. As for the
financial side of the question, ask Ivan Ivanitch: I have often
no money to buy tobacco."
"On the other hand, you have the moral satisfaction of your
work," I said.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo: reflection in the mirror, "isn't it a love? And you know," she
added. "Alfred just adores pink."
"Silly!" answered Aggie, but in spite of herself, she was quite
thrilled by the picture of the exquisite young creature before
her. Zoie had certainly never looked more irresistible. "Can't
you get some of that colour out of your cheeks," asked Aggie in
despair. "You look like a washerwoman."
"I'll put on some cold cream and powder," answered Zoie. She
flew to her dressing table; and in a moment there was a white
cloud in her immediate vicinity. She turned to Aggie to inquire
the result. Again the 'phone rang. "Who's that?" she exclaimed
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Bab:A Sub-Deb, Mary Roberts Rinehart by Mary Roberts Rinehart: talk on trains, owing to once getting the wrong suit-case,
etcetera, one cannot very well refuse to anser if one is merely
asked about a Window. And also I pride myself on knowing Human
Nature, being seldom decieved as to whether a gentleman or not. I
gave him a steady glance, and saw that he was one.
I then merely said to him that I hoped he intended to enlist,
because I felt that I could at least do this much for my Native Land.
"I have already done so," he said, and sat down beside me. He was
very interesting and I think will make a good soldier, although not
handsome. He said he had been to Plattsburg the summer before,
drilling, and had not been the same since, feeling now very ernest
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