| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery: Marilla. It was an old-fashioned oval, containing a braid of her
mother's hair, surrounded by a border of very fine amethysts.
Marilla knew too little about precious stones to realize how fine
the amethysts actually were; but she thought them very beautiful
and was always pleasantly conscious of their violet shimmer at
her throat, above her good brown satin dress, even although she
could not see it.
Anne had been smitten with delighted admiration when she first
saw that brooch.
"Oh, Marilla, it's a perfectly elegant brooch. I don't know how
you can pay attention to the sermon or the prayers when you have
Anne of Green Gables |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell: this would be a treat any day, but very refreshing then.
Jerry was so thoughtful and kind -- what horse would not do his best
for such a master? Then he took out one of Polly's meat pies,
and standing near me, he began to eat it. The streets were very full,
and the cabs, with the candidates' colors on them, were dashing about
through the crowd as if life and limb were of no consequence;
we saw two people knocked down that day, and one was a woman.
The horses were having a bad time of it, poor things!
but the voters inside thought nothing of that; many of them were half-drunk,
hurrahing out of the cab windows if their own party came by.
It was the first election I had seen, and I don't want to be in another,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: by the seamen under the verandah where the two officers were
holding a court of inquiry into the truth of the story related to
them by Babalatchi. Babalatchi had regained all his importance.
He was eloquent and persuasive, calling Heaven and Earth to
witness the truth of his statements. There were also other
witnesses. Mahmat Banjer and a good many others underwent a
close examination that dragged its weary length far into the
evening. A messenger was sent for Abdulla, who excused himself
from coming on the score of his venerable age, but sent Reshid.
Mahmat had to produce the bangle, and saw with rage and
mortification the lieutenant put it in his pocket, as one of the
Almayer's Folly |
