| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne: sober over their oxygen as a drunkard does over his wine.
When Michel learned his share of the responsibility of this
incident, he was not much disconcerted. This unexpected
drunkenness broke the monotony of the journey. Many foolish
things had been said while under its influence, but also
quickly forgotten.
"And then," added the merry Frenchman, "I am not sorry to have
tasted a little of this heady gas. Do you know, my friends,
that a curious establishment might be founded with rooms of
oxygen, where people whose system is weakened could for a few
hours live a more active life. Fancy parties where the room was
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: cavaliers who follow the noble profession of arms. Simple as I
ride here, my lord, I have myself commanded the whole stift of
Dunklespiel on the Lower Rhine, occupying the Palsgrave's palace,
consuming his choice wines with my comrades, calling in
contributions, requisitions, and caduacs, and not failing to lick
my fingers, as became a good cook. But truly all this glory
hastened to decay, after our great master had been shot with
three bullets on the field of Lutzen; wherefore, finding that
Fortune had changed sides, that the borrowings and lendings went
on as before out of our pay, while the caduacs and casualties
were all cut off, I e'en gave up my commission, and took service
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Cousin Betty by Honore de Balzac: due from a gentleman to a woman he has so deeply compromised,
especially when, as in my case, she has to be very careful of her
reputation.
"Stay to dinner, my darling--and remember that I must treat you with
all the more apparent coldness because you are guilty of this too
obvious mishap."
Baron Montes was presently announced; Valerie rose and hurried forward
to meet him; she spoke a few sentences in his ear, enjoining on him
the same reserve as she had impressed on Wenceslas; the Brazilian
assumed a diplomatic reticence suitable to the great news which filled
him with delight, for he, at any rate was sure of his paternity.
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