| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad: in my thought quietly, almost solemnly, while the creature with the
silver hair leaned back in his chair, puffing at his cigar, and
began to speak again.
It was all apparently very innocent talk. He informed his "dear
Rita" that he was really on his way to Monte Carlo. A lifelong
habit of his at this time of the year; but he was ready to run back
to Paris if he could do anything for his "chere enfant," run back
for a day, for two days, for three days, for any time; miss Monte
Carlo this year altogether, if he could be of the slightest use and
save her going herself. For instance he could see to it that
proper watch was kept over the Pavilion stuffed with all these art
The Arrow of Gold |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber: the world. Haynes-Cooper, giant among mail-order houses,
was said to eat a small-town merchant every morning for
breakfast.
"There's a Haynes-Cooper catalogue in every farmer's
kitchen," Molly Brandeis used to say. "The Bible's in the
parlor, but they keep the H. C. book in the room where they
live."
That she was about to affiliate herself with this house
appealed to Fanny Brandeis's sense of comedy. She had heard
her mother presenting her arguments to the stubborn farmer
folk who insisted on ordering their stove, or dinner set, or
Fanny Herself |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Unconscious Comedians by Honore de Balzac: a year; he's a peer of France; the king has made him a count; he
married Nucingen's daughter; and he is one of the two or three
statesmen produced by the revolution of July. But his fame and his
power bore him sometimes, and he comes down to laugh with us."
"Ah ca! cousin; why didn't you tell us you belonged to the
Opposition?" asked Leon, seizing Gazonal by the arm. "How stupid of
you! One deputy more or less to Right or Left and your bed is made."
"We are all for the Others down my way."
"Let 'em go," said Bixiou, with a facetious look; "they have
Providence on their side, and Providence will bring them back without
you and in spite of themselves. A manufacturer ought to be a
|
