| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Purse by Honore de Balzac: of my poor Adelaide. I have always hated the idea of holding out
my hand as a beggar in the name of a grief which deprives a woman
of voice and strength. I do not like this money valuation for
blood irreparably spilt----"
"Dear mother, this subject always does you harm."
In response to this remark from Adelaide, the Baronne Leseigneur
bowed, and was silent.
"Monsieur," said the young girl to Hippolyte, "I had supposed
that a painter's work was generally fairly quiet?"
At this question Schinner colored, remembering the noise he had
made. Adelaide said no more, and spared him a falsehood by rising
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: she added: "We had an awful row this morning. You know, of
course, that the Duchess chucked her at dinner last night, and
she thinks it was my fault--my want of management. The worst of
it is, the message--just a mere word by telephone--came so late
that the dinner HAD to be paid for; and Becassin HAD run it
up--it had been so drummed into him that the Duchess was coming!"
Mrs. Fisher indulged in a faint laugh at the remembrance. "Paying
for what she doesn't get rankles so dreadfully with Louisa: I
can't make her see that it's one of the preliminary steps to
getting what you haven't paid for--and as I was the nearest thing
to smash, she smashed me to atoms, poor dear!"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas: happiness of having you for a protector, shall I deem I have
the right of freeing myself from a guardianship so valuable
to me. I have, however, a wish to go and pass a day at
Blois. You look at me and you are going to laugh at me."
"No, on the contrary, I am not inclined to laugh," said
Athos, suppressing a sigh. "You wish to see Blois again; it
is but natural."
"Then you permit me to go, you are not angry in your heart?"
exclaimed Raoul, joyously.
"Certainly; and why should I regret what gives you
pleasure?"
Twenty Years After |
