| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Unconscious Comedians by Honore de Balzac: who has ended a miscellaneous career by becoming the editor of a
newspaper, and whose character and finances are governed by movements
comparable to those of the tides. Gaillard can contribute to make you
win your lawsuit--"
"It is lost."
"That's the very moment to win it," replied Bixiou.
When they reached Theodore Gaillard's abode, which was now in the rue
de Menars, the valet ushered the three friends into a boudoir and
asked them to wait, as monsieur was in secret conference.
"With whom?" asked Bixiou.
"With a man who is selling him the incarceration of an UNSEIZABLE
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The School For Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan: LADY SNEERWELL. Yes a Tale of Scandal is as fatal to the Reputation
of a prudent Lady of her stamp as a Fever is generally to those
of the strongest Constitutions, but there is a sort of puny sickly
Reputation, that is always ailing yet will outlive the robuster
characters of a hundred Prudes.
SIR BENJAMIN. True Madam there are Valetudinarians in Reputation
as well as constitution--who being conscious of their weak Part,
avoid the least breath of air, and supply their want of Stamina
by care and circumspection--
MRS. CANDOUR. Well but this may be all mistake--You know,
Sir Benjamin very trifling circumstances often give rise to
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: softly. "I shall be very, very grateful to you."
At that moment a visitor came into the room. He was a tall,
thick-set gentleman whom I did not know, with a bald head, a big
fair beard, and little eyes. From his baggy, crumpled clothes and
his manners I took him to be a parish clerk or a teacher, but my
wife introduced him to me as Dr. Sobol.
"Very, very glad to make your acquaintance," said the doctor in a
loud tenor voice, shaking hands with me warmly, with a naive
smile. "Very glad!"
He sat down at the table, took a glass of tea, and said in a loud
voice:
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