| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: fighting-men are ever ready. The courts and gardens are
filled with slaves, with women and with children.
"None could go a stone's throw without detection."
"If there is no other way, Thuvia, why dwell upon the
difficulties of this. We must face them."
"Can we not better make the attempt after dark?" asked
Tars Tarkas. "There would seem to be no chance by day."
"There would be a little better chance by night, but even
then the ramparts are well guarded; possibly better than by
day. There are fewer abroad in the courts and gardens,
though," said Thuvia.
The Gods of Mars |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Witch, et. al by Anton Chekhov: little window someone began droning in a high, unpleasant voice:
no doubt it was a Chinaman singing.
"Here we are in the harbour," said Pavel Ivanitch, smiling
ironically. "Only another month and we shall be in Russia. Well,
worthy gentlemen and warriors! I shall arrive at Odessa and from
there go straight to Harkov. In Harkov I have a friend, a
literary man. I shall go to him and say, 'Come, old man, put
aside your horrid subjects, ladies' amours and the beauties of
nature, and show up human depravity.' "
For a minute he pondered, then said:
"Gusev, do you know how I took them in?"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte: verses for an hour, and be all the better for it; and I would
rather read them slowly than not.'
Accordingly, I finished the chapter as slowly as need be, and at
the same time as impressively as I could; my auditor listened most
attentively all the while, and sincerely thanked me when I had
done. I sat still about half a minute to give her time to reflect
upon it; when, somewhat to my surprise, she broke the pause by
asking me how I liked Mr. Weston?
'I don't know,' I replied, a little startled by the suddenness of
the question; 'I think he preaches very well.'
'Ay, he does so; and talks well too.'
Agnes Grey |
