| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Moon-Face and Other Stories by Jack London: against the fascination of its caressing gentleness. She had come to know well
the lure of the man--the wealth of easement and rest that was promised by
every caressing intonation of his voice, by the mere touch of hand on hand or
the faint impact of his breath on neck or cheek. The man could not express
himself by word nor look nor touch without weaving into the expression, subtly
and occultly, the feeling as of a hand that passed and that in passing stroked
softly and soothingly. Nor was this all-pervading caress a something that
cloyed with too great sweetness; nor was it sickly sentimental; nor was it
maudlin with love's madness. It was vigorous, compelling, masculine. For that
matter, it was largely unconscious on the man's part. He was only dimly aware
of it. It was a part of him, the breath of his soul as it were, involuntary
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Start in Life by Honore de Balzac: weekly visit. So, while concluding his purchase of the farm, Monsieur
de Serizy also intended to examine the work of restoration and the
effect of the new furniture. He intended all this to be a surprise to
his wife when he brought her to Presles, and with this idea in his
mind, he had put some personal pride and self-love into the work. How
came it therefore that the count, who intended in the evening to drive
to Presles openly in his own carriage, should be starting early the
next morning incognito in Pierrotin's coucou?
Here a few words on the life of the steward Moreau become
indispensable.
Moreau, steward of the state of Presles, was the son of a provincial
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Sanitary and Social Lectures by Charles Kingsley: words may reassure those parents, if any such there be here, who
may fear that these lectures will withdraw women from their
existing sphere of interest and activity. That they should
entertain such a fear is not surprising, after the extravagant
opinions and schemes which have been lately broached in various
quarters.
The programme to these lectures expressly disclaims any such
intentions; and I, as a husband and a father, expressly disclaim
any such intention likewise.
"To fit women for the more enlightened performance of their
special duties;" to help them towards learning how to do better
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