| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Massimilla Doni by Honore de Balzac: Duchess' ear called out: "This is he!"
Anywhere else two persons more prudent and less guileless would have
studied and examined each other; but these two ignorances mingled like
two masses of homogeneous matter, which, when they meet, form but one.
Massimilla was at once and thenceforth Venetian. She bought the
palazzo she had rented on the Canareggio; and then, not knowing how to
invest her wealth, she had purchased Rivalta, the country-place where
she was now staying.
Emilio, being introduced to the Duchess by the Signora Vulpato, waited
very respectfully on the lady in her box all through the winter. Never
was love more ardent in two souls, or more bashful in its advances.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: is out of the woods.
He had gone for a little walk with his nurse. They had taken
(under the doctor's recommendation) several such little walks,
beginning with a five-minute one, and at last to-day
accomplishing three miles.
"No, it has not been too far," said he. "I am afraid I could walk
twice as far."
"Afraid?"
"Yes. Because it means I can go to work again. This thing we have
had together is over."
For reply, she leaned against him.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Persuasion by Jane Austen: of Henrietta's views should have placed her friend at all in favour
with any of the Musgrove family; she had only time, however,
for a general answer, and a wish that such another woman
were at Uppercross, before all subjects suddenly ceased,
on seeing Louisa and Captain Wentworth coming towards them.
They came also for a stroll till breakfast was likely to be ready;
but Louisa recollecting, immediately afterwards that she had something
to procure at a shop, invited them all to go back with her into the town.
They were all at her disposal.
When they came to the steps, leading upwards from the beach, a gentleman,
at the same moment preparing to come down, politely drew back,
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