| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Master of the World by Jules Verne: forward hatchway. The captain, having scanned the horizon, consulted
the compass, and slightly altered our course. The speed of the
"Terror" increased.
This man, so interesting both to me and to the world, must have been
some years over fifty. He was of middle height, with powerful
shoulders still very erect; a strong head, with thick hair rather
gray than white, smooth shaven cheeks, and a short, crisp beard. His
chest was broad, his jaw prominent, and he had that characteristic
sign of tremendous energy, bushy eyebrows drawn sharply together.
Assuredly he possessed a constitution of iron, splendid health, and
warm red blood beneath his sun burned skin.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Symposium by Xenophon: up to it; I am resolved" (Frere); Dem. "de F. Leg." 406 20: "His
resolution never reached that point, but shrank back, for his
conscience checked it" (Kennedy).
Soc. Well then, I call upon you first of all, as party to this suit,
to undergo the preliminary examination.[3] Attend to what I say, and
please be good enough to answer.
[3] The {anakrisis}, or "previous inquiry" (before one of the archons)
of parties concerned in a suit, to see whether the action lay. Cf.
Plat. "Charm." 176 C. See Gow, "Companion," xiv. 74.
Crit. Do you be good enough yourself to put your questions.
Soc. Do you consider that the quality of beauty is confined to man, or
The Symposium |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: eastward toward Agua, Prieta and Juarez. Orozco is operating in
Chihuahua, and I guess he has some idea of warfare. But this Sonora,
a mountainous desert, the home of the slave and the Yaqui. There's
unorganized revolt everywhere. The American miners and ranchers,
those who could get away, have fled across into the States, leaving
property. Those who couldn't or wouldn't come must fight for their
lives, are fighting now."
"That's bad," said Gale. "It's news to me. Why doesn't the government
take action, do something?"
"Afraid of international complications. Don't want to offend the
Maderists, or be criticized by jealous foreign nations. It's a
Desert Gold |
