| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Red Inn by Honore de Balzac: the heroic at all moments; I own I regret my beautiful young life. All
last night I could not sleep; I remembered the scenes of my childhood;
I fancied I was running in the fields. Ah! I had a future," he said,
suddenly interrupting himself; "and now, twelve men, a sub-lieutenant
shouting 'Carry-arms, aim, fire!' a roll of drums, and infamy! that's
my future now. Oh! there must be a God, or it would all be too
senseless."
Then he took me in his arms and pressed me to him with all his
strength.
"You are the last man, the last friend to whom I can show my soul. You
will be set at liberty, you will see your mother! I don't know whether
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: A blank-book and pencil he threw in her lap and
leaned close.
"Tear the leaves out, if you like."
"No, I'll just draw the maps on the pages and leave
them for you to study."
With deft touch she outlined in rough on the first
page, the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Virginia and North Carolina, tracing his possible route
by Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Dover, Norfolk
and Raleigh, or by Washington, Richmond, and Danville
to Greensboro.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: HERODIAS. Comme ils m'agacent, ces hommes! Ils sont betes. Ils
sont tout e fait betes. [Au page.] Eh! bien, mon eventail. [Le
page lui donne l'eventail.] Vous avez l'air de rever. Il ne faut
pas rever. Les reveurs sont des malades. [Elle frappe le page avec
son eventail.]
LE SECOND NAZAREEN. Aussi il y a le miracle de la fille de Jaire.
LE PREMIER NAZAREEN. Mais oui, c'est tres certain cela. On ne peut
pas le nier.
HERODIAS. Ces gens-le sont fous. Ils ont trop regarde la lune.
Dites-leur de se taire.
HERODE. Qu'est-ce que c'est que cela, le miracle de la fille de
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