| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac: de Camps, turning back to Madame de l'Estorade. "She told me to say
she would come for you at two o'clock to go and see the spring things
at the 'Jean de Paris,' and she has arranged that after that we shall
all four go to the flower-show. When we leave Rastignac, l'Estorade
and I will come back here, and wait for you if you have not returned
before us."
Madame de l'Estorade paid little attention to this programme, for a
flash of light had illumined her mind. As soon as she was alone, she
took Marie-Gaston's letter from her gown, and, finding it folded in
the proper manner, she exclaimed,--
"Not a doubt of it! I remember perfectly that I folded it with the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Roads of Destiny by O. Henry: A postilion brought two shining great pistols ornamented with carven
silver, from the carriage holsters. The marquis tossed one upon the
table near David's hand. "To the other end of the table," he cried;
"even a shepherd may pull a trigger. Few of them attain the honour to
die by the weapon of a De Beaupertuys."
The shepherd and the marquis faced each other from the ends of the
long table. The landlord, in an ague of terror, clutched the air and
stammered: "M-M-Monseigneur, for the love of Christ! not in my house!
--do not spill blood--it will ruin my custom--" The look of the
marquis, threatening him, paralyzed his tongue.
"Coward," cried the lord of Beaupertuys, "cease chattering your teeth
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: room-mate, Turnbull, and the latter, thinking it genuine, had secured
the McIntyre securities and handed them over to Rochester? The idea
took Kent's breath away; and yet, the more he contemplated it, the
more feasible it appeared.
"What's the date on those checks?" demanded Kent.
"Tuesday of this week - the day Jimmie Turnbull died." Clymer
turned them over. "They are drawn payable to cash, and bear no
endorsement, which shows Rochester must have presented them himself."
Harding and Taylor glanced significantly at each other, but neither
spoke. Suddenly Kent pushed back his chair and rose without
ceremony.
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