| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Paz by Honore de Balzac: II
Paz was leading so subterranean a life that the fashionable world of
Paris asked who he was when the Comtesse Laginska was seen in the Bois
de Boulogne riding between her husband and a stranger. During the ride
Clementine insisted that Thaddeus should dine with them. This caprice
of the sovereign lady compelled Paz to make an evening toilet.
Clementine dressed for the occasion with a certain coquetry, in a
style that impressed even Adam himself when she entered the salon
where the two friends awaited her.
"Comte Paz," she said, "you must go with us to the Opera."
This was said in the tone which, coming from a woman means: "If you
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne: not at table!"
"Who could have believed it?" I said, with my mouth full.
"Something serious is going to happen," said the servant, shaking her
head.
My opinion was, that nothing more serious would happen than an awful
scene when my uncle should have discovered that his dinner was
devoured. I had come to the last of the fruit when a very loud voice
tore me away from the pleasures of my dessert. With one spring I
bounded out of the dining-room into the study.
CHAPTER III.
THE RUNIC WRITING EXERCISES THE PROFESSOR
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Chance by Joseph Conrad: made more wretched by the only affection which she could not
suspect. She could not be angry with it, however, and out of
deference for that exaggerated sentiment she hardly dared to look
otherwise than by stealth at the man whose masterful compassion had
carried her off. And quite unable to understand the extent of
Anthony's delicacy, she said to herself that "he didn't care." He
probably was beginning at bottom to detest her--like the governess,
like the maiden lady, like the German woman, like Mrs. Fyne, like
Mr. Fyne--only he was extraordinary, he was generous. At the same
time she had moments of irritation. He was violent, headstrong--
perhaps stupid. Well, he had had his way.
Chance |
