| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: and asked me if I was really of opinion that no injury would be done
the proprietary estate in the execution of the act. I said certainly.
"Then," says he, "you can have little objection to enter into
an engagement to assure that point." I answer'd, "None at all."
He then call'd in Paris, and after some discourse, his lordship's
proposition was accepted on both sides; a paper to the purpose was
drawn up by the Clerk of the Council, which I sign'd with Mr. Charles,
who was also an Agent of the Province for their ordinary affairs,
when Lord Mansfield returned to the Council Chamber, where finally
the law was allowed to pass. Some changes were however recommended
and we also engaged they should be made by a subsequent law,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: lookout.
Before I was aware of it we had gotten out of the narrow canyon into a
valley with well-timbered bottom, and open, slow rising slopes. We were
getting down into Penetier. Cubby swerved from the trail and started up the
left slope. I did not want to go, but I had to keep with him, and that was
the only way. The hunter strode behind without speaking, and so I gathered
that the direction suited him. By leaning back on the rope I walked up the
slope as easily as if it were a moving stairway. Cubby pulled me up; I had
only to move my feet. When we reached a level once more I discovered that
the cub was growing stronger and wanted to go faster. We zigzagged across
the ridge to the next canyon, which at a glance I saw was deep and steep.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Prince of Bohemia by Honore de Balzac: told Bianchon in confidence that she could not allow it to be cut
without leave from the Comte de Palferine. Bianchon went to Charles
Edward. Charles Edward heard him with much seriousness. The doctor had
explained the case at length, and showed that it was absolutely
necessary to sacrifice the hair to insure the success of the
operation.
" 'Cut off Claudine's hair!' cried he in peremptory tones. 'No. I
would sooner lose her.'
"Even now, after a lapse of four years, Bianchon still quotes that
speech; we have laughed over it for half an hour together. Claudine,
informed of the verdict, saw in it a proof of affections; she felt
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