| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lady Susan by Jane Austen: life than by Sir James's arrival, and the suddenness of it requires some
apology to you, my dear sister; though to ME, as a mother, it is highly
flattering. He is so extremely attached to my daughter that he could not
exist longer without seeing her. Sir James is a young man of an amiable
disposition and excellent character; a little too much of the rattle,
perhaps, but a year or two will rectify THAT: and he is in other respects
so very eligible a match for Frederica, that I have always observed his
attachment with the greatest pleasure; and am persuaded that you and my
brother will give the alliance your hearty approbation. I have never
before mentioned the likelihood of its taking place to anyone, because I
thought that whilst Frederica continued at school it had better not be
Lady Susan |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: climbed out I hauled up short with a sharp catch of my breath. There were
several figures moving around the campfire. I had stumbled on a camp that
surely was not Dick Leslie's.
The ground was as soft as velvet, and my footsteps gave forth no sound.
When the wind lulled I paused behind a tree and waited for another gusty
roar. I kept very close to the trail, for that was the only means by which
I could return to my horses. I felt the skin tighten on my face. Suddenly,
as I paused, I beard angry voices, pitched high. But I could not make out
the words.
Curiosity got the better of me. If the men were hired by Buell I wanted to
know what they were quarrelling about. I stole stealthily from tree to
The Young Forester |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. Wells: on one arm to stare at the stairheads in the central
groove of the stage. A number of blue figures were
coming up these, and swarming across the stage to the
aeropile.
"We don't want all these fools," said his friend.
"They only crowd up and spoil shots. What are they
after? "
"Ssh!--they're shouting something."
The two men listened. The swarming new-comers
had crowded densely about the aeropile. Three Ward
Leaders, conspicuous by their black mantles and
When the Sleeper Wakes |
