| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Two Poets by Honore de Balzac: Circumstances unusual enough in out-of-the-way places in the country
had inspired Mme. de Bargeton with a taste for music and reading.
During the Revolution one Abbe Niollant, the Abbe Roze's best pupil,
found a hiding-place in the old manor-house of Escarbas, and brought
with him his baggage of musical compositions. The old country
gentleman's hospitality was handsomely repaid, for the Abbe undertook
his daughter's education. Anais, or Nais, as she was called must
otherwise have been left to herself, or, worse still, to some coarse-
minded servant-maid. The Abbe was not only a musician, he was well and
widely read, and knew both Italian and German; so Mlle. de Negrepelise
received instruction in those tongues, as well as in counterpoint. He
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: but, presently, two bright red spots appeared in her cheeks, and she looked
quickly around to see if any of the others had noticed the incident. None of
them had been paying any attention to her and she breathed a sigh of relief.
It was bad enough to be snubbed without having others see it. That would have
been too humiliating. Her eyes flashed fire as she remembered the disdain in
Clarke's face, and that she had not been clever enough to see it in time.
"Tige, come here!" called Colonel Zane. "What ails the dog?"
The dog had jumped to his feet and ran to the door, where he sniffed at the
crack over the threshold. His aspect was fierce and threatening. He uttered
low growls and then two short barks. Those in the room heard a soft moccasined
footfall outside. The next instant the door opened wide and a tall figure
Betty Zane |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad: band pulled down over his eyes.
It seems strange that he should have been there to watch our
going so carefully. Without wishing to treat with levity the
just timidites of Imperialists all the world over, I may allow
myself the reflection that a woman, practically condemned by the
doctors, and a small boy not quite six years old, could not be
regarded as seriously dangerous, even for the largest of
conceivable empires saddled with the most sacred of
responsibilities. And this good man I believe did not think so,
either.
I learned afterward why he was present on that day. I don't
A Personal Record |
