| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from An Historical Mystery by Honore de Balzac: resembled Michu. The color of the hair and whiskers and the thick-set
figure of the man made the mask he wore useless. Besides, who but
Michu could have opened the iron gates of the park with a key? The
present bailiff and his wife, now returned from the masquerade,
deposed to have locked both gates before leaving the pavilion. The
gates when examined showed no sign of being forced.
"When we turned him off he must have taken some duplicate keys with
him," remarked Grevin. "No doubt he has been meditating a desperate
step, for he has lately sold his whole property, and he received the
money for it in my office day before yesterday."
"The others have followed his lead!" exclaimed Lechesneau, struck with
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson: 'Be damned if I stand this!' exclaimed Haddo, casting his
tobacco-pipe violently on the table, where it was smashed in
pieces. 'Out of my house with ye, or I'll call for the
dragoons.'
'The speerit of the Lord is upon me,' said M'Brair with
solemn ecstasy. 'I sist you to compear before the Great
White Throne, and I warn you the summons shall be bloody and
sudden.'
And at this, with more agility than could have been expected,
he got clear of the room and slammed the door behind him in
the face of the pursuing curate. The next Lord's day the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett: measurements, same's other sailors make little ships and design new
tricks of rigging and all that. No, there's nothing to take the
place of shipping in a place like ours. These bicycles offend me
dreadfully; they don't afford no real opportunities of experience
such as a man gained on a voyage. No: when folks left home in the
old days they left it to some purpose, and when they got home they
stayed there and had some pride in it. There's no large-minded way
of thinking now: the worst have got to be best and rule everything;
we're all turned upside down and going back year by year."
"Oh no, Captain Littlepage, I hope not," said I, trying to
soothe his feelings.
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