| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Herodias by Gustave Flaubert: while ready to gallop across the plains a whole day without tiring,
they would stop instantly at the command of the rider.
As soon as Jacim entered their quarters, they trotted up to him, as
sheep crowd around the shepherd; and, thrusting forward their sleek
necks, they looked at him with a gaze like that of inquiring children.
From force of habit, he emitted a raucous cry, which excited them;
they pranced about, impatient at their confinement and longing to run.
Antipas, fearing that if Vitellius knew of the existence of these
creatures, he would take them away, had shut them up in this place,
made especially to accommodate animals in case of siege.
"This close confinement cannot be good for them," said Vitellius, "and
Herodias |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy: week. Everything else that was brought to him he gave to the
poor who came to him. He spent his entire time in his cell, in
prayer or in conversation with callers, who became more and more
numerous as time went on. Only three times a year did he go out
to church, and when necessary he went out to fetch water and
wood.
The episode with Makovkina had occurred after five years of his
hermit life. That occurrence soon became generally known--her
nocturnal visit, the change she underwent, and her entry into a
convent. From that time Father Sergius's fame increased. More
and more visitors came to see him, other monks settled down near
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from My Antonia by Willa Cather: that poor woman out of any comfort she might have from his money
after he was gone!'
`Did you ever hear of anybody else that killed himself for spite,
Mr. Burden?' asked Rudolph.
I admitted that I hadn't. Every lawyer learns over and over
how strong a motive hate can be, but in my collection
of legal anecdotes I had nothing to match this one.
When I asked how much the estate amounted to, Rudolph said it
was a little over a hundred thousand dollars.
Cuzak gave me a twinkling, sidelong glance. `The lawyers,
they got a good deal of it, sure,' he said merrily.
My Antonia |
