| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: "Ah," said Mme. Bonacieux; in a tone of reproach, "ah, monsieur,
I had your promise as a soldier and your word as a gentleman. I
hoped to be able to rely upon that."
"And I, madame!" said D'Artagnan, embarrassed; "you promised me--
"
"Take my arm, madame," said the stranger, "and let us continue
our way."
D'Artagnan, however, stupefied, cast down, annihilated by all
that happened, stood, with crossed arms, before the Musketeer and
Mme. Bonacieux.
The Musketeer advanced two steps, and pushed D'Artagnan aside
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: I owe to you--have just had words about your humble servant.
Very big words too. They can't come off without crossing swords.
A duel--that will give me a push!" cried Mademoiselle Noemie clapping
her little hands. "C'est ca qui pose une femme!"
"You don't mean to say that Bellegarde is going to fight about YOU!"
exclaimed Newman, disgustedly.
"Nothing else!" and she looked at him with a hard little smile.
"No, no, you are not galant! And if you prevent this affair I
shall owe you a grudge--and pay my debt!"
Newman uttered an imprecation which, though brief--it consisted
simply of the interjection "Oh!" followed by a geographical,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs: could not eat, as is the way of Manu, the monkey, and of
most apes.
So, while the blacks were wroth at the continued pilfering
of their fields, they were not discouraged in their efforts to
cultivate the land, as would have been the case had Tarzan
permitted his people to lay waste the plantation wantonly.
During this period Tarzan paid many nocturnal visits to the
village, where he often renewed his supply of arrows. He
soon noticed the food always standing at the foot of the tree
which was his avenue into the palisade, and after a little, he
commenced to eat whatever the blacks put there.
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