| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from In Darkest England and The Way Out by General William Booth: Guardians under whose control it happens to be.
If, however, you have not sunk to such despair as to be willing to
barter your liberty for the sake of food, clothing, and shelter in the
Workhouse, but are only temporarily out of employment seeking work,
then you go to the Casual Ward. There you are taken in, and provided
for on the principle of making it as disagreeable as possible for
yourself, in order to deter you from again accepting the hospitality of
the rates,--and of course in defence of this a good deal can be said
by the Political Economist. But what seems utterly indefensible is the
careful precautions which are taken to render it impossible for the
unemployed Casual to resume promptly after his night's rest the search
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: and stroked down the first page of the "Advertiser."
"I ought to have brought a bouquet," said Felix, laughing.
"In France they always do."
"We are not in France," observed Mr. Wentworth, gravely, while Charlotte
earnestly gazed at him.
"No, luckily, we are not in France, where I am afraid I
should have a harder time of it. My dear Charlotte, have you
rendered me that delightful service?" And Felix bent toward
her as if some one had been presenting him.
Charlotte looked at him with almost frightened eyes; and Mr. Wentworth thought
this might be the beginning of a discussion. "What is the bouquet for?"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton: you may observe, That most other fishes recover strength, and grow
sooner fat and in season than the Trout doth.
And next you are to note, That till the sun gets to such a height as to
warm the earth and the water, the Trout is sick, and lean, and lousy, and
unwholesome; for you shall, in winter, find him to have a big head, and,
then, to be lank and thin and lean; at which time many of them have
sticking on them Sugs, or Trout-lice; which is a kind of a worm, in
shape like a clove, or pin with a big head, and sticks close to him, and
sucks his moisture, those, I think, the Trout breeds himself: and never
thrives till he free himself from them, which is when warm weather
comes; and, then, as he grows stronger, he gets from the dead still water
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