| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: Why is water not drawn there? Because it is full of skeletons.
The last person who drew water from the well was named
Guillaume van Kylsom. He was a peasant who lived at Hougomont,
and was gardener there. On the 18th of June, 1815, his family
fled and concealed themselves in the woods.
The forest surrounding the Abbey of Villiers sheltered these unfortunate
people who had been scattered abroad, for many days and nights.
There are at this day certain traces recognizable, such as old
boles of burned trees, which mark the site of these poor bivouacs
trembling in the depths of the thickets.
Guillaume van Kylsom remained at Hougomont, "to guard the chateau,"
Les Miserables |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Gambara by Honore de Balzac: To-morrow, after dinner, we will have a little supper. I will send in
some wine and little dishes."
The cook bowed.
Andrea spent the following day in superintending the arrangement of
the rooms where he meant to install the artist in a humble home.
In the evening the Count made his appearance, and found the wine,
according to his instructions, set out with some care by Marianna and
Giardini. Gambara proudly exhibited the little drums, on which lay the
powder by means of which he made his observations on the pitch and
quality of the sounds emitted by his instruments.
"You see," said he, "by what simple means I can prove the most
Gambara |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Alexander's Bridge by Willa Cather: "Are you going to let me love you a little, Bartley?"
she whispered.
CHAPTER V
It was the afternoon of the day before Christmas.
Mrs. Alexander had been driving about all the morning,
leaving presents at the houses of her friends.
She lunched alone, and as she rose from the table
she spoke to the butler: "Thomas, I am going down
to the kitchen now to see Norah. In half an hour
you are to bring the greens up from the cellar
and put them in the library. Mr. Alexander
Alexander's Bridge |
