| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Four Arthurian Romances by Chretien DeTroyes: ordered household. She calls her sons and daughters who come at
once: the youths were courteous, handsome, and well-behaved, and
the daughters were fair. She bids the lads remove the saddles
and curry the horses well; no one refused to do this, but each
carried out her instructions willingly. When she ordered the
knights to be disarmed, her daughters step forward to perform
this service. They remove their armour, and hand them three
short mantles to put on. Then at once they take them into the
house which was very handsome. The master was not at home, being
out in the woods with two of his sons. But he presently
returned, and his household, which was well-ordered, ran to meet
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Nana, Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille by Emile Zola: dining-room table was no longer too big for the company. Fauchery
and Daguenet had been driven up together in one carriage, and after
them another had arrived with the Count de Vandeuvres, who had
followed by the next train. Georges was the last to come
downstairs. He was looking a little pale, and his eyes were sunken,
but in answer to questions he said that he was much better, though
he was still somewhat shaken by the violence of the attack. Mme
Hugon looked into his eyes with an anxious smile and adjusted his
hair which had been carelessly combed that morning, but he drew back
as though embarrassed by this tender little action. During the meal
she chaffed Vandeuvres very pleasantly and declared that she had
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Wyoming by William MacLeod Raine: one now?"
"I'm a right good cattle man myself."
"And--can you stay with me a reasonable time?"
He laughed. "I have no engagements across the Styx, ma'am."
"My other foremen thought they were permanent fixtures here,
too."
"We're all liable to mistakes."
"Even you, I suppose."
"I'll sign a lease to give y'u possession of my skill for as long
as y'u like."
She settled herself comfortably back in an easy chair, as
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