| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Drama on the Seashore by Honore de Balzac: ADDENDUM
The following personages appear in other stories of the Human Comedy.
Note: A Drama on the Seashore is also known as A Seaside Tragedy and
is referred to by that title in other addendums.
Cambremer, Pierre
Beatrix
Lambert, Louis
Louis Lambert
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
Lefebvre
Louis Lambert
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Father Goriot by Honore de Balzac: to die at any moment, and keeps calling for his daughter----"
"I feel very little affection for M. Goriot, sir, as you probably
are aware," the Count answered coolly. "His character has been
compromised in connection with Mme. de Restaud; he is the author
of the misfortunes that have embittered my life and troubled my
peace of mind. It is a matter of perfect indifference to me if he
lives or dies. Now you know my feelings with regard to him.
Public opinion may blame me, but I care nothing for public
opinion. Just now I have other and much more important matters to
think about than the things that fools and chatterers may say
about me. As for Mme. de Restaud, she cannot leave the house; she
Father Goriot |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Aeneid by Virgil: Mute stands the herd; the heifers roll their eyes,
And wait th' event; which victor they shall bear,
And who shall be the lord, to rule the lusty year:
With rage of love the jealous rivals burn,
And push for push, and wound for wound return;
Their dewlaps gor'd, their sides are lav'd in blood;
Loud cries and roaring sounds rebellow thro' the wood:
Such was the combat in the listed ground;
So clash their swords, and so their shields resound.
Jove sets the beam; in either scale he lays
The champions' fate, and each exactly weighs.
Aeneid |
