| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Village Rector by Honore de Balzac: Graslin's soul is moved by true enthusiasm, it sheds an expression
upon her face which changes it completely. Her countenance is like a
landscape,--dull in winter, glorious in summer; but the world will
always see it in winter. When she talks with friends on some literary
or philosophical topic, or on certain religious questions which
interest her, she is roused into appearing suddenly an unknown woman
of marvellous beauty."
This declaration, which was caused by observing the phenomenon that
formerly made Veronique so beautiful on her return from the holy
table, made a great noise in Limoges, where for a time the young
deputy, to whom the place of the /procureur-general/ was said to be
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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: Kiddo--I just feel it. I----"
"Don't be too sure, sir!" she interrupted,
solemnly.
He laughed aloud.
"You can't fool me now--and I'm crazy as a June
bug! You know I like to walk--if I can be with you!"
At the Park entrance she stopped again and smiled
roguishly.
"We'll find a seat in one of the summer houses
along the Fifty-ninth Street side."
"All right," he responded.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac: "It is exactly his forehead and his mouth," Eugenie was saying as the
old man opened the door. At the look which her husband cast upon the
gold, Madame Grandet cried out,--
"O God, have pity upon us!"
The old man sprang upon the box as a famished tiger might spring upon
a sleeping child.
"What's this?" he said, snatching the treasure and carrying it to the
window. "Gold, good gold!" he cried. "All gold,--it weighs two pounds!
Ha, ha! Charles gave you that for your money, did he? Hein! Why didn't
you tell me so? It was a good bargain, little one! Yes, you are my
daughter, I see that--" Eugenie trembled in every limb. "This came
Eugenie Grandet |
