| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: They could talk of nothing but officers; and Mr. Bingley's large
fortune, the mention of which gave animation to their mother,
was worthless in their eyes when opposed to the regimentals of
an ensign.
After listening one morning to their effusions on this subject, Mr.
Bennet coolly observed:
"From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must
be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it
some time, but I am now convinced."
Catherine was disconcerted, and made no answer; but Lydia,
with perfect indifference, continued to express her admiration of
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Caesar's Commentaries in Latin by Julius Caesar: Cum ex captivis quaereret Caesar quam ob rem Ariovistus proelio non
decertaret, hanc reperiebat causam, quod apud Germanos ea consuetudo esset
ut matres familiae eorum sortibus et vaticinationibus declararent utrum
proelium committi ex usu esset necne; eas ita dicere: non esse fas
Germanos superare, si ante novam lunam proelio contendissent.
Postridie eius diei Caesar praesidio utrisque castris quod satis esse
visum est reliquit, alarios omnes in conspectu hostium pro castris
minoribus constituit, quod minus multitudine militum legionariorum pro
hostium numero valebat, ut ad speciem alariis uteretur; ipse triplici
instructa acie usque ad castra hostium accessit. Tum demum necessario
Germani suas copias castris eduxerunt generatimque constituerunt paribus
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Man of Business by Honore de Balzac: rooms, a maid, and a carriage; in short, she wanted to rival our
charming hostess, for instance--"
"She was not woman enough for that," cried the famous beauty of the
Circus; "still, she ruined young d'Esgrignon very neatly."
"Ten days afterwards, little Croizeau, perched on his dignity, said
almost exactly the same thing, for the fair Antonia's benefit,"
continued Desroches.
" 'Child,' said he, 'your reading-room is a hole of a place. You will
lose your complexion; the gas will ruin your eyesight. You ought to
come out of it; and, look here, let us take advantage of an
opportunity. I have found a young lady for you that asks no better
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