| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from An Old Maid by Honore de Balzac: Suzanne came out she looked again at Athanase; he was still in the
same position, and the tears came into her eyes. As for Madame
Granson, she was radiant with joy. At last she had a weapon, and a
terrible one, against du Bousquier; she could now deal him a mortal
blow. She had of course promised the poor seduced girl the support of
all charitable ladies and that of the members of the Maternity Society
in particular; she foresaw a dozen visits which would occupy her whole
day, and brew up a frightful storm on the head of the guilty du
Bousquier. The Chevalier de Valois, while foreseeing the turn the
affair would take, had really no idea of the scandal which would
result from his own action.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: "You don't mean "
He nodded. "Right this time--Hardman and Chaves and Reilly. They
shot to get us both. With us out of the way they could divide the
treasure between them."
Neil choked. "You ain't bad hurt, old man. Say you ain't bad
hurt, Phil."
"More than I can carry, York; shot through and through. I've been
doubtful of Reilly for a long time;"
"By the Lord, if I don't get the rattlesnake for this!" swore
Neil between his teeth. "Ain't there nothin' I can do for you,
old pardner?"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Talisman by Walter Scott: to the dwarf, "is my presence required for any length of time?"
"Time!" answered Nectabanus, in his flighty manner; "what call
you time? I see it not--I feel it not--it is but a shadowy name
--a succession of breathings measured forth by night by the clank
of a bell, by day by a shadow crossing along a dial-stone.
Knowest thou not a true knight's time should only be reckoned by
the deeds that he performs in behalf of God and his lady?"
"The words of truth, though in the mouth of folly," said the
knight. "And doth my lady really summon me to some deed of
action, in her name and for her sake?--and may it not be
postponed for even the few hours till daybreak?"
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