| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Study of a Woman by Honore de Balzac: not help blushing. The young baron saw that sudden color. If the most
humble-minded man retains in the depths of his soul a certain conceit
of which he never rids himself, any more than a woman ever rids
herself of coquetry, who shall blame Eugene if he did say softly in
his own mind: "What! that fortress, too?" So thinking, he posed in his
cravat. Young men may not be grasping but they like to get a new coin
in their collection.
Monsieur de Listomere seized the "Gazette de France," which he saw on
the mantelpiece, and carried it to a window, to obtain, by
journalistic help, an opinion of his own on the state of France.
A woman, even a prude, is never long embarrassed, however difficult
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne: scandal. - I like a good distinction in my heart; and cannot say I
was intolerably out of temper with the man. - I own it is
necessary, resumed the master of the hotel, that a stranger at
Paris should have the opportunities presented to him of buying lace
and silk stockings and ruffles, ET TOUT CELA; - and 'tis nothing if
a woman comes with a band-box. - O, my conscience! said I, she had
one but I never look'd into it. - Then Monsieur, said he, has
bought nothing? - Not one earthly thing, replied I. - Because, said
he, I could recommend one to you who would use you EN CONSCIENCE. -
But I must see her this night, said I. - He made me a low bow, and
walk'd down.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Market-Place by Harold Frederic: were awfully busy--and I kept away as long as I could.
But now--well, the truth is--I'm in rather of a hole.
I hope you don't mind my coming."
"Why not at all," said Thorpe, laconically. After a momentary
pause he added: "The Marquis has just been consulting me
about the postponement of the annual meeting. I suppose
you agree with us--that it would be better to put it off.
There's really nothing to report. Of course, you know
more about the situation than he does--between ourselves.
The shareholders don't want a meeting; it's enough for them
that their shares are worth fifteen or twenty times what they
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