| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: such as no other king could give. So said the Demon: "Take it to
the royal palace, and tell his majesty that it is from the Tailor
of Tailors, the Master of Masters, and One Greater than a King."
"To hear is to obey," said the young man, and then they all rode
away.
When they came to the palace the gates flew open before them, and
the king came out to meet them. The young man who bore the
present dismounted and prostrated himself in the dust, and, when
the king bade him arise, he unwrapped the napkin, and gave to the
king a goblet made of one single ruby, and filled to the brim
with pieces of gold. Moreover, the cup was of such a kind that
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Unconscious Comedians by Honore de Balzac: "Well, cousin," said Leon, "the Council of State has decided in favour
of your suit."
"Maybe, but it is useless now, cousin," said Gazonal, lifting a
melancholy eye to his two friends. "I've become a republican."
"What does that mean?" asked Leon.
"I haven't anything left; not even enough to pay my lawyer," replied
Gazonal. "Madame Jenny Cadine has got notes of hand out of me to the
amount of more money than all the property I own--"
"The fact is Cadine is rather dear; but--"
"Oh, but I didn't get anything for my money," said Gazonal. "What a
woman! Well, I'll own the provinces are not a match for Paris; I shall
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Glasses by Henry James: disaster we were there to announce or avert.
Mrs. Meldrum was on the spot all gaiety. "I've come to return your
sweet visit. Ah," she laughed, "I mean to keep up the
acquaintance!"
"Do--do," he murmured mechanically and absently, continuing to look
at us. Then he broke out: "He's going to marry her."
I was surprised. "You already know?"
He produced an evening paper, which he tossed down on the table.
"It's in that."
"Published--already?" I was still more surprised.
"Oh Flora can't keep a secret!"--Mrs. Meldrum made it light. She
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