| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Albert Savarus by Honore de Balzac: but grave and solemn melodies suited to the state of Rodolphe's heart,
and he observed this touching care.
At about eight o'clock the old man left the young people without any
sign of uneasiness, and went to his room. When Francesca was tired of
singing, she led Rodolphe on to the balcony, whence they perceived the
sublime scenery of the lake, and signed to him to be seated by her on
a rustic wooden bench.
"Am I very indiscreet in asking how old you are, cara Francesca?" said
Rodolphe.
"Nineteen," said she, "well past."
"If anything in the world could soothe my sorrow," he went on, "it
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett: his wall to tell the other," she said. "There, they enjoy it;
they've got to have somethin' to interest 'em in such a place; 'tis
a good deal more tryin' to be tied to folks you don't like than
'tis to be alone. Each of 'em tell the neighbors their wrongs;
plenty likes to hear and tell again; them as fetch a bone'll carry
one, an' so they keep the fight a-goin'. I must say I like variety
myself; some folks washes Monday an' irons Tuesday the whole year
round, even if the circus is goin' by!"
A long time before we landed at Green Island we could see the
small white house, standing high like a beacon, where Mrs. Todd was
born and where her mother lived, on a green slope above the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Dunwich Horror by H. P. Lovecraft: wherever it goes.
'An' he says, says he, Mis' Corey, as haow
he sot to look fer Seth's caows, frightened ez he was an' faound
'em in the upper pasture nigh the Devil's Hop Yard in an awful
shape. Haff on 'em's clean gone, an' nigh haff o' them that's
left is sucked most dry o' blood, with sores on 'em like they's
ben on Whateleys cattle ever senct Lavinny's black brat was born.
Seth hes gone aout naow to look at 'em, though I'll vaow he won't
keer ter git very nigh Wizard Whateley's! Cha'ncey didn't look
keerful ter see whar the big matted-daown swath led arter it leff
the pasturage, but he says he thinks it p'inted towards the glen
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