| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Dunbar: its dainty depths. She was only a little Creole seaside girl,
you must know, and very shy of the city demoiselles. Natalie's
patois was quite as different from Annette's French as it was
from the postmaster's English.
"Mees Annette," she began, peony-hued all over at her own
boldness, "we will have one lil' hay-ride this night, and a
fish-fry at the end. Will you come?"
Annette sprang to her feet in delight. "Will I come? Certainly.
How delightful! You are so good to ask me. What shall--what
time--" But Natalie's pink bonnet had fled precipitately down
the shaded walk. Annette laughed joyously as Philip lounged down
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: Verily, those who misbelieve and are unjust, God will not pardon
them, nor will He guide them on the road- save the road to hell, to
dwell therein for aye;- that is easy enough to God!
O ye folk! the Apostle has come to you with truth from your Lord:
believe then, for it is better for you. But if ye misbelieve, then
God's is what is in the heavens and the earth, and God is knowing,
wise.
O ye people of the Book! do not exceed in your religion, nor say
against God aught save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus the son of
Mary, is but the apostle of God and His Word, which He cast into
Mary and a spirit from Him; believe then in God and His apostles,
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Droll Stories, V. 1 by Honore de Balzac: spinner I love my child too much to leave her; she is too young and
weak at present, she will break down in service. Yesterday, in his
sermon, the vicar said that we should have to answer to God for our
children."
"There! There!" said the lord, "go and find the notary."
An old woodcutter ran to the scrivener, who came and drew up a
contract, to which the lord of Valennes then put his cross, not
knowing how to write, and when all was signed and sealed--
"Well, old lady," said he, "now you are no longer answerable to God
for the virtue of your child."
"Ah! my lord, the vicar said until the age of reason, and my child is
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