| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Albert Savarus by Honore de Balzac: you may have condescended to borrow," he added, with an expression
full of delicate feeling.
"Let us drop the subject," said she, with incomparable dignity of
gesture, expression, and attitude. "Make a splendid fortune, be one of
the remarkable men of your country; that is my desire. Fame is a
drawbridge which may serve to cross a deep gulf. Be ambitious if you
must. I believe you have great and powerful talents, but use them
rather for the happiness of mankind than to deserve me; you will be
all the greater in my eyes."
In the course of this conversation, which lasted two hours, Rodolphe
discovered that Francesca was an enthusiast for Liberal ideas, and for
Albert Savarus |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Complete Poems of Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: respecting corn-planting. It was the practice of the hunter's
wife,
when the field of corn had been planted, to choose the first dark
or
overclouded evening to perform a secret circuit, sans
habillement,
around the field. For this purpose she slipped out of the lodge
in
the evening, unobserved, to some obscure nook, where she
completely
disrobed. Then, taking her matchecota, or principal garment, in
|
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart: Gregory was not in sight, but the stage manager was there, directing
the striking of the last set.
"I'm waiting for Gregory," Bassett said. "Hasn't fainted, has he?"
"What d'you mean, fainted?" inquired the stage manager, with a touch
of hostility.
"I was with him when he thought he recognized somebody. You know
who. You can tell him I got his automobile number."
The stage manager's hostility faded, and he fell into the trap.
"You know about it, then?"
"I was with him when he saw him. Unfortunately I couldn't help him
out."
The Breaking Point |
