| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Albert Savarus by Honore de Balzac: August, and to remain there till the end of the month.
When, after dinner, the Vicar-General took Mademoiselle de Watteville
apart, to open the question of the marriage, by explaining to her that
it was vain to think any more of Albert, of whom they had had no news
for a year past, he was stopped at once by a sign from Rosalie. The
strange girl took Monsieur de Grancey by the arm, and led him to a
seat under a clump of rhododendrons, whence there was a view of the
lake.
"Listen, dear Abbe," said she. "You whom I love as much as my father,
for you had an affection for my Albert, I must at last confess that I
committed crimes to become his wife, and he must be my husband.--Here;
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: "I have given it all back," said Gertrude, still with her little laugh.
"He can take back the virtue he imparted! I want to be wicked again."
Her sister made her stop in the path, and fixed upon her,
in the darkness, a sweet, reproachful gaze. "If you talk this
way I shall almost believe it. Think of all we owe Mr. Brand.
Think of how he has always expected something of you.
Think how much he has been to us. Think of his beautiful
influence upon Clifford."
"He is very good," said Gertrude, looking at her sister.
"I know he is very good. But he should n't speak against Felix."
"Felix is good," Charlotte answered, softly but promptly. "Felix is
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Maid Marian by Thomas Love Peacock: "Monstrous! and starve us on fast-day," said the little friar.
"But that is not the game I mean," said brother Michael.
"Surely, son Michael," said the abbot, "you do not mean to insinuate
that the noble earl will turn freebooter?"
"A man must live," said brother Michael, "earl or no. If the law
takes his rents and beeves without his consent, he must take beeves
and rents where he can get them without the consent of the law.
This is the lex talionis."
"Truly," said Sir Ralph, "I am sorry for the damsel:
she seems fond of this wild runagate."
"A mad girl, a mad girl," said the little friar.
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