| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: "Aye, it is to be thine."
"My very own?"
"Thy very own."
How Myles Falworth left that place he never knew. He was like one
in some strange, some wonderful dream. He walked upon air, and
his heart was so full of joy and wonder and amazement that it
thrilled almost to agony. Of course his first thought was of
Gascoyne. How he ever found him he never could tell, but find him
he did.
"Come, Francis!" he cried, "I have that to tell thee so
marvellous that had it come upon me from paradise it could not be
Men of Iron |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart: this wall of mystery. What did he bring?"
"A telegram--for Bailey," he said. "It came by special messenger
from town, and was--most important. Bailey had started for here,
and the messenger had gone back to the city. The steward gave it
to Arnold, who had been drinking all day and couldn't sleep, and
was going for a stroll in the direction of Sunnyside."
"And he brought it?"
"Yes."
"What was in the telegram?"
"I can tell you--as soon as certain things are made public. It
is only a matter of days now," gloomily.
The Circular Staircase |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tales of Unrest by Joseph Conrad: "Station in very bad order, sir. Director will growl. Better get a
fine lot of ivory, then he say nothing."
"I can't help it; the men won't work," said Kayerts. "When will you
get that ivory?"
"Very soon," said Makola. "Perhaps to-night. You leave it to me, and
keep indoors, sir. I think you had better give some palm wine to our
men to make a dance this evening. Enjoy themselves. Work better
to-morrow. There's plenty palm wine--gone a little sour."
Kayerts said "yes," and Makola, with his own hands carried big
calabashes to the door of his hut. They stood there till the evening,
and Mrs. Makola looked into every one. The men got them at sunset.
Tales of Unrest |
