| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Another Study of Woman by Honore de Balzac: beetroots. I recognized among the company two or three artillery
captains of the regiment in which I had first served. I was welcomed
with a shout of acclamation, which would have amazed me greatly on the
other side of the Beresina; but at this moment the cold was less
intense; my fellow-officers were resting, they were warm, they had
food, and the room, strewn with trusses of straw, gave the promise of
a delightful night. We did not ask for so much in those days. My
comrades could be philanthropists /gratis/--one of the commonest ways
of being philanthropic. I sat down to eat on one of the bundles of
straw.
"At the end of the table, by the side of the door opening into the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: across his knees.
He listened now to the sounds of the forest. The soft breeze fluttering among
the leaves, the rain-call of the tree frog, the caw of crows from distant
hilltops, the sweet songs of the thrush and oriole, were blended together
naturally, harmoniously.
But suddenly the hunter raised his head. A note, deeper than the others, a
little too strong, came from far down the shaded hollow. To Wetzel's trained
ear it was a discord. He manifested no more than this attention, for the
birdcall was the signal he had been awaiting. He whistled a note in answer
that was as deep and clear as the one which had roused him.
Moments passed. There was no repetition of the sound. The songs of the other
The Spirit of the Border |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: Hath had no notice of these accidents:
But I will write againe to Mantua,
And keepe her at my Cell till Romeo come,
Poore liuing Coarse, clos'd in a dead mans Tombe,
Enter.
Enter Paris and his Page.
Par. Giue me thy Torch Boy, hence and stand aloft,
Yet put it out, for I would not be seene:
Vnder yond young Trees lay thee all along,
Holding thy eare close to the hollow ground,
So shall no foot vpon the Churchyard tread,
Romeo and Juliet |
