| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Father Goriot by Honore de Balzac: Vicomtesse appeared; she spoke to him, and the tremulous tones of
her voice vibrated through his heart.
"Pardon me, monsieur," she said; "I had a letter to write. Now I
am quite at liberty."
She scarcely knew what she was saying, for even as she spoke she
thought, "Ah! he means to marry Mlle. de Rochefide? But is he
still free? This evening the marriage shall be broken off, or
else . . . But before to-morrow I shall know."
"Cousin . . ." the student replied.
"Eh?" said the Countess, with an insolent glance that sent a cold
shudder through Eugene; he understood what that "Eh?" meant; he
Father Goriot |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Whirligigs by O. Henry: p'eserve the morals and integrity of the State. The co't
reminds you that you air no longer man and wife, but air
divo'ced by regular decree, and as such air not entitled
to the benefits and 'purtenances of the mattermonal
estate."
Ariela caught Ransie's arm. Did those words mean
that she must lose him now when they had just learned
the lesson of life?
"But the co't air prepared," went on the Justice, "fur
to remove the disabilities set up by the decree of divo'ce.
The co't air on hand to perform the solemn ceremony
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Elizabeth and her German Garden by Marie Annette Beauchamp: But the raindrop idea is prettier.<27>
May 15th.--How cruel it was of me to put those poor little
owls into a cage even for one night! I cannot forgive myself,
and shall never pander to the Man of Wrath's wishes again.
This morning I got up early to see how they were getting on,
and I found the door of the cage wide open and no owls to be seen.
I thought of course that somebody had stolen them--
some boy from the village, or perhaps the chastised cowherd.
But looking about I saw one perched high up in the branches of
the beech tree, and then to my dismay one lying dead on the ground.
The third was nowhere to be seen, and is probably safe in its nest.
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