| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Chouans by Honore de Balzac: "Give me such saints, and I'll be devilishly devout," added the count,
in a whisper.
When the priest made the customary inquiry of Mademoiselle de
Verneuil, she answered by a "yes" uttered with a deep sigh. Bending to
her husband's ear she said: "You will soon know why I have broken the
oath I made never to marry you."
After the ceremony all present passed into the dining-room, where
dinner was served, and as they took their places Jeremie, Marie's
footman, came into the room terrified. The poor bride rose and went to
him; Francine followed her. With one of those pretexts which never
fail a woman, she begged the marquis to do the honors for a moment,
The Chouans |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: Be thou patient then; but thy patience is only in God's hands. Do
not grieve about them; and be not in a strait at their craftiness;-
verily, God is with those who fear Him, and with those who do well.
THE CHAPTER OF THE NIGHT JOURNEY
(XVII. Mecca.)
IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
Celebrated be the praises of Him who took His servant a journey by
night from the Sacred Mosque to the Remote Mosque, the precinct of
which we have blessed, to show him of our signs! verily, He both hears
and looks.
And we gave Moses the Book and made it a guidance to the children of
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Under the Andes by Rex Stout: possible for the days during which it was necessary for us to
remain in San Francisco. She did so, but with an apparent effort.
I have never seen a creature so full of nervous energy and
fire; only by severe restraint could she force herself to even a
small degree of composure. Harry was with her nearly every minute,
though what they found to talk about was beyond my comprehension.
Neither was exactly bubbling over with ideas, and one cannot say "I
love you" for twenty-four hours a day.
It was a cool, sunny day in the latter part of October when we
weighed anchor and passed through the Golden Gate. I had leased
the yacht for a year, and had made alternative plans in case Le
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