| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas: like his father, of soiling his hands with coin of any sort,
had left lying on the table before him. The king only
recovered his attention in some degree at the moment that
Monsieur Colbert, who had been narrowly observant for some
minutes, approached, and, doubtless, with great respect, yet
with much perseverance, whispered a counsel of some sort
into the still tingling ears of the king. The king, at the
suggestion, listened with renewed attention and immediately
looking around him, said, "Is Monsieur Fouquet no longer
here?"
"Yes, sire, I am here," replied the superintendent, till
Ten Years Later |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Contrast by Royall Tyler: life.
JENNY
Well, Mr. Jonathan, you were certainly at the play-
house.
JONATHAN
I at the play-house!--Why didn't I see the play
then?
JENNY
Why, the people you saw were players.
JONATHAN
Mercy on my soul! did I see the wicked players?--
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard: voice than I had often heard him use, adding: "Good-bye, old boy,
we have been real friends, haven't we, notwithstanding my
peculiarities? I only wish that I could think that there was
anything in Bastin's views. But I can't, I can't. It's good night
for us poor creatures!"
Chapter VI
Land
At last the electric light really went out. I had looked at my
watch just before this happened and wound it up, which, Bickley
remarked, was superfluous and a waste of energy. It then marked
3.20 in the morning. We had wedged Bastin, who was now snoring
When the World Shook |
