| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: Master Jack."
"I am innocent--innocent as the babe unborn! Oh! Mr. Cary! this is
too bad of you, sir!" quoth Jack indignantly, while Amyas asked
what was the matter.
"He looked at me," said she, sturdily.
"Well, a cat may look at a king."
"But he sha'n't look at Ayacanora. Nobody shall but you, or I'll
kill him!"
In vain Jack protested his innocence of having even looked at her.
The fancy (and I verily believe it was nothing more) had taken
possession of her. She refused to return below to her lesson.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: probability, his rude gutteral language would not have
enabled him to pronounce. Still, let it not be supposed that
amid this affected resignation to the will of Providence,
the unfortunate inn-keeper did not writhe under the double
misery of seeing the hateful canal carry off his customers
and his profits, and the daily infliction of his peevish
partner's murmurs and lamentations.
Like other dwellers in the south, he was a man of sober
habits and moderate desires, but fond of external show,
vain, and addicted to display. During the days of his
prosperity, not a festivity took place without himself and
The Count of Monte Cristo |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Door in the Wall, et. al. by H. G. Wells: ago. It fills me with hot remorse to recall it. I was with Gurker
and Ralphs--it's no secret now you know that I've had my talk with
Gurker. We had been dining at Frobisher's, and the talk had become
intimate between us. The question of my place in the reconstructed
ministry lay always just over the boundary of the discussion. Yes
--yes. That's all settled. It needn't be talked about yet, but
there's no reason to keep a secret from you . . . . . Yes--thanks!
thanks! But let me tell you my story.
"Then, on that night things were very much in the air. My
position was a very delicate one. I was keenly anxious to get some
definite word from Gurker, but was hampered by Ralphs' presence.
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