| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Two Brothers by Honore de Balzac: schooling--and so! Here's nine years that I have eaten your bread--"
"Flore,--Flore!"
"--and many a one in this town has paid court to me, I can tell you!
Gold chains here, and watches there,--what don't they offer me? 'My
little Flore,' they say, 'why won't you leave that old fool of a
Rouget,'--for that's what they call you. 'I leave him!' I always
answer, 'a poor innocent like that? I think I see myself! what would
become of him? No, no, where the kid is tethered, let her browse--'"
"Yes, Flore; I've none but you in this world, and you make me happy.
If it will give you pleasure, my dear, well, we will have Maxence
Gilet here; he can eat with us--"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith: son tells me it was all a mistake of the servants. I shan't be easy,
however, till they are fairly married, and then let her keep her own
fortune. But what do I see? fondling together, as I'm alive. I never
saw Tony so sprightly before. Ah! have I caught you, my pretty doves?
What, billing, exchanging stolen glances and broken murmurs? Ah!
TONY. As for murmurs, mother, we grumble a little now and then, to be
sure. But there's no love lost between us.
MRS. HARDCASTLE. A mere sprinkling, Tony, upon the flame, only to make
it burn brighter.
MISS NEVILLE. Cousin Tony promises to give us more of his company at
home. Indeed, he shan't leave us any more. It won't leave us, cousin
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Psalms 119: 124 Deal with Thy servant according unto Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes.
Psalms 119: 125 I am Thy servant, give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies.
Psalms 119: 126 It is time for the LORD to work; they have made void Thy law.
Psalms 119: 127 Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Psalms 119: 128 Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.
Psalms 119: 129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them.
Psalms 119: 130 The opening of Thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Psalms 119: 131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted; for I longed for Thy commandments.
Psalms 119: 132 Turn Thee towards me, and be gracious unto me, as is Thy wont to do unto those that love Thy name.
Psalms 119: 133 Order my footsteps by Thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalms 119: 134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will observe Thy precepts.
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