| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: adventures. But what didst thou say was thy name? I have forgot
it again."
"It is Myles Falworth."
"Then we shall yclep thee Sir Myles, for thou art a soothly
errant-knight. And stay! Every knight must have a lady to serve.
How wouldst thou like my Cousin Alice here for thy true lady?"
"Aye," said Myles, eagerly, "I would like it right well." And
then he blushed fiery red at his boldness.
"I want no errant-knight to serve me," said the Lady Alice,
blushing, in answer. "Thou dost ill tease me, coz! An thou art so
free in choosing him a lady to serve, thou mayst choose him
Men of Iron |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Letters from England by Elizabeth Davis Bancroft: My dear Sons: My letters by this steamer will have very little
interest for you, as, from being in complete retirement, I have no
new things to related to you. . . . We have taken advantage of our
leisure to drive a little into the country, and on Tuesday I had a
pleasure of the highest order in driving down to Esher and passing a
quiet day with Lady Byron, the widow of the poet. She is an
intimate friend of Miss Murray, who has long wished us to see her
and desired her to name the day for our visit.
Esher is a little village about sixteen miles from London, and Lady
Byron has selected it as her residence, though her estates are in
Leicestershire, because it is near Lord and Lady Lovelace, her only
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Albert Savarus by Honore de Balzac: "Yes, Mademoiselle Rosalie," replied the Abbe de Grancey. "You are
ambitious. If she takes a fancy to you, you may be everything an
ambitious man can wish--who knows? A Minister perhaps. A man can
always be a Minister who adds a hundred thousand francs a year to your
amazing talents."
"Monsieur l'Abbe, if Mademoiselle de Watteville had three times her
fortune, and adored me into the bargain, it would be impossible that I
should marry her--"
"You are married?" exclaimed the Abbe.
"Not in church nor before the Maire, but morally speaking," said
Savarus.
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