| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: alleged, had hypnotised and then seduced her. Gabrielle was
singularly susceptible to hypnotic suggestion. Her father
implored the family doctor to endeavour to persuade her, while in
the hypnotic state, to reform her deplorable conduct. The doctor
did his best but with no success. He declared Gabrielle to be a
neuropath, who had not found in her home such influences as would
have tended to overcome her vicious instincts. Perhaps the
doctor was inclined to sympathise rather too readily with his
patient, if we are to accept the report of those distinguished
medical gentlemen who, at a later date, examined carefully into
the mental and physical characteristics of Gabrielle Bompard.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: will be better to-morrow.--But come, gentlemen, don't let the
tappit-hen scraugh to be emptied. The King's health, King
Charles's health! and may the covenanting dog that refuses it,
go to Heaven by the road of the Grassmarket!"
The health was quickly pledged, and as fast succeeded by another,
and another, and another, all of a party cast, and enforced in
an earnest manner. Captain Dalgetty, however, thought it
necessary to enter a protest.
"Gentlemen cavaliers," he said, "I drink these healths, PRIMO,
both out of respect to this honourable and hospitable roof-tree,
and, SECUNDO, because I hold it not good to be preceese in such
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln: generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it.
These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew
that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen,
perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the
insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed
no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it.
Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration
which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause
of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself
should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less
fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible, and pray
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