| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Royalty Restored/London Under Charles II by J. Fitzgerald Molloy: Spain. Oates, however, though he had proved himself an excellent
actor, could not overcome his evil propensities, and before seven
months had passed, he was expelled from the monastery.
Returning to England, he sought out Dr. Tonge, to whom he was
unable to recount the secret of a single plot. Confident,
however, that wicked schemes against the lives and properties of
innocent protestants were being concocted by wily Jesuits, the
fanatical divine urged Oates to present himself once more before
them, bewail his misconduct, promise amendment, and seek
readmission to their midst. Following his advice, Oates was
again received by the Jesuits, and sent to their famous seminary
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Atheist's Mass by Honore de Balzac: at Court, in his heart he mocked at everything; he had a deep
contempt for men, after studying them from above and below, after
detecting their genuine expression when performing the most
solemn and the meanest acts of their lives.
The qualities of a great man are often federative. If among these
colossal spirits one has more talent than wit, his wit is still
superior to that of a man of whom it is simply stated that "he is
witty." Genius always presupposes moral insight. This insight may
be applied to a special subject; but he who can see a flower must
be able to see the sun. The man who on hearing a diplomate he has
saved ask, "How is the Emperor?" could say, "The courtier is
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Ball at Sceaux by Honore de Balzac: had been to Emilie like a chain binding her more closely than ever to
the Stranger's fate. The strength and dignity he had displayed in the
scene when they had confessed their feelings had perhaps impressed
Mademoiselle de Fontaine with the respect without which there is no
true love.
When she was left alone in the drawing-room with her father, the old
man went up to her affectionately, held her hands, and asked her
whether she had gained any light at to Monsieur Longueville's family
and fortune.
"Yes, my dear father," she replied, "and I am happier than I could
have hoped. In short, Monsieur de Longueville is the only man I could
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