| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: worthy, in its way, of that of the Swiss in "Guillaume Tell."
"Do you see," said Theodose, returning to Flavie, "the pure and honest
Phellion intriguing over there? Give a personal reason to a virtuous
man and he'll paddle in the slimiest puddle; he is hooking that little
Pron, and Pron is taking it all in, solely to get your little Celeste
for Felix Phellion. Separate them, and in ten minutes they'll get
together again, and that young Minard will be growling round them like
an angry bulldog."
Felix, still under the strong emotion imparted to him by Celeste's
generous action and the cry that came from the girl's heart, though no
one but Madame Thuillier still thought of it, became inspired by one
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Second Home by Honore de Balzac: the world was vexed enough with his son for his ill-advised
impatience.
For about a fortnight, between the official announcement of the
intended marriage of the Vicomte de Granville to Mademoiselle Bontems
and the solemn day of the wedding, he came assiduously to visit his
lady-love in the dismal drawing-room, to which he became accustomed.
His long calls were devoted to watching Angelique's character; for his
prudence, happily, had made itself heard again in the day after their
first meeting. He always found her seated at a little table of some
West Indian wood, and engaged in marking the linen of her trousseau.
Angelique never spoke first on the subject of religion. If the young
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: parties assembled. But the family was away now.
The round of golf proceeded. "How many is that?" said Berry, as
he sliced into the sea.
"Seven," said I. " Not seven into the sea, you know. Seven
strokes. You've only hit three into the sea altogether."
"Isn't he clever with his sums? Here, give me another ball.
Where's Henry?"
I handed him the last-named- a favourite cleek. The caddie had
gone to collect the flotsam.
"Now then. Ladies and gentlemen, with your kind permission I
shall now proceed to beat the sphere into the sky."
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