| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac: moment was ill-chosen with a man on whom my maternal anxiety had just
imposed a disagreeable service."
"I don't like meddlers," retorted Monsieur de l'Estorade, raising his
voice more than I had ever known him do to me. "And after all, if he
had not been here to give you his arm you would not have gone."
"You are mistaken; I should have gone alone; for your servant, being
master here, refused to accompany me."
"But you must certainly admit that if any acquaintance had met you at
half-past nine o'clock walking arm-in-arm with Monsieur Dorlange the
thing would have seemed to them, to say the least, singular."
Pretending to discover what I had known for the last hour, I
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence: leaving him, deliberately going away to Venice. And this half pleased
her.
She pulled open his clothing and uncovered his belly, and kissed his
navel. Then she laid her cheek on his belly and pressed her arm round
his warm, silent loins. They were alone in the flood.
'Tell me you want a child, in hope!' she murmured, pressing her face
against his belly. 'Tell me you do!'
'Why!' he said at last: and she felt the curious quiver of changing
consciousness and relaxation going through his body. 'Why I've thought
sometimes if one but tried, here among th' colliers even! They're
workin' bad now, an' not earnin' much. If a man could say to 'em: Dunna
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: Claus had become lined with deep thought. Necile sighed at the change
in her foster-son, who until now had been ever joyous and smiling, and
the thought came to her that never again would the life of the boy be
the same as before this eventful journey with the Master.
7. Claus Leaves the Forest
When good Queen Zurline had touched the golden chalice with her fair
lips and it had passed around the circle in honor of the travelers'
return, the Master Woodsman of the World, who had not yet spoken,
turned his gaze frankly upon Claus and said:
"Well?"
The boy understood, and rose slowly to his feet beside Necile. Once
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