| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad: Mr. Kurtz's knowledge, however extensive, did not bear upon
the problems of commerce or administration. He invoked then the name
of science. `It would be an incalculable loss if,' etc., etc.
I offered him the report on the `Suppression of Savage Customs,'
with the postscriptum torn off. He took it up eagerly,
but ended by sniffing at it with an air of contempt.
`This is not what we had a right to expect,' he remarked.
`Expect nothing else,' I said. `There are only private letters.'
He withdrew upon some threat of legal proceedings, and I saw him
no more; but another fellow, calling himself Kurtz's cousin,
appeared two days later, and was anxious to hear all the details
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tattine by Ruth Ogden [Mrs. Charles W. Ide]: respectful," and Tattine sounded quite like a little grandmother herself as
she talked.
"Yes, we know, and it's an awful bother," sighed Rudolph. "We're fairly nagged
about it, Mabel and I, but Mother says she's going to keep it up until we
always do it. Perhaps we would get on faster if we practised by ourselves as
you do, but really, Tattine, it did sound as though you were out of your head,
to hear you saying all those sentences over to yourself."
While the children were having this little talk about politeness, Rudolph and
Mabel had climbed into the wagon, and the donkey, acting upon a suggestion
from Tattine's whip, had started down the roadway. The trio were off for
Patrick's, for this was to be the day of the Kirks' "At Home," and, dressed in
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: Had he been ta'en, we should have heard the news;
Had he been slain, we should have heard the news;
Or had he scap'd, methinks we should have heard
The happy tidings of his good escape.--
How fares my brother? why is he so sad?
RICHARD.
I cannot joy until I be resolv'd
Where our right valiant father is become.
I saw him in the battle range about,
And watch'd him how he singled Clifford forth.
Methought he bore him in the thickest troop
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