| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy: Vasili Andreevich repeated the jest about the cooper in his
loud, clear voice.
'That's their business, Vasili Andreevich. I don't pry into
their affairs. As long as she doesn't ill-treat our boy--God
be with them.'
'That's so,' said Vasili Andreevich. 'Well, and will you be
buying a horse in spring?' he went on, changing the subject.
'Yes, I can't avoid it,' answered Nikita, turning down his
collar and leaning back towards his master.
The conversation now became interesting to him and he did not
wish to lose a word.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf: obviously, as he sat on the road and she handed him his tools.
So that was the story of the Rayleys, Lily thought. She imagined
herself telling it to Mrs Ramsay, who would be full of curiosity to
know what had become of the Rayleys. She would feel a little
triumphant, telling Mrs Ramsay that the marriage had not been a
success.
But the dead, thought Lily, encountering some obstacle in her design
which made her pause and ponder, stepping back a foot or so, oh, the
dead! she murmured, one pitied them, one brushed them aside, one had
even a little contempt for them. They are at our mercy. Mrs Ramsay
has faded and gone, she thought. We can over-ride her wishes, improve
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: three-cornered hat with considerably more than the sum due, and
held it out invitingly to M. Jolly. Then he proceeded to tell
him of his dealings with Mme. de Lamotte. She had offered, he
said, to get the power of attorney for him, but he, trusting in
her good faith, had said that there was no occasion for hurry;
and then, faithless, ungrateful woman that she was, she had gone
off with his money and left him in the lurch. "But," he added,
"I trust you absolutely, M. Jolly, you have all my business in
your hands, and I shall be a good client in the future. You have
the power of attorney--you will give it to me?" and he rattled
the coins in his hat. "I must have it," he went on, "I must have
A Book of Remarkable Criminals |
