| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from La Grande Breteche by Honore de Balzac: law, but on condition of fulfilling certain conditions set forth in a
codicil to the will, which is not to be opened till the expiration of
the said term of fifty years. The will has not been disputed, so----'
And without finishing his sentence, the lanky notary looked at me with
an air of triumph; I made him quite happy by offering him my
congratulations.
" 'Monsieur,' I said in conclusion, 'you have so vividly impressed me
that I fancy I see the dying woman whiter than her sheets; her
glittering eyes frighten me; I shall dream of her to-night.--But you
must have formed some idea as to the instructions contained in that
extraordinary will.'
La Grande Breteche |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Herodias by Gustave Flaubert: hung over a camel's-hair robe that covered his shoulders. Slowly he
rose to his feet. His head touched a grating embedded in the wall; and
as he moved about he disappeared, from time to time, in the shadows of
his dungeon.
The rich tiaras of the Romans sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight,
and their glittering sword-hilts threw out glancing golden rays. The
doves, flying from their cotes, circled above the heads of the
multitude. It was the hour when Mannaeus was accustomed to feed them.
But now he crouched beside the tetrarch, who stood near Vitellius. The
Galileans, the priests, and the soldiers formed a group behind them;
all were silent, waiting with painful anticipation for what might
Herodias |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: with delight in the enjoyment of the spectacle.
Back across the grove Tarzan and Taug forced their adversaries.
Teeka followed slowly. She scarce knew what to do.
She was lame and sore and exhausted from the frightful
ordeal through which she had passed, and she had
the confidence of her sex in the prowess of her mate
and the other bull of her tribe--they would not need
the help of a she in their battle with these two strangers.
The roars and screams of the fighters reverberated through
the jungle, awakening the echoes in the distant hills.
From the throat of Tarzan's antagonist had come a score
The Jungle Tales of Tarzan |
