| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence: "Yes; well, I'm glad to hear it."
Mrs. Radford looked across at him steadily. There was something
determined about her that he liked. Her face was falling loose,
but her eyes were calm, and there was something strong in her that
made it seem she was not old; merely her wrinkles and loose cheeks
were an anachronism. She had the strength and sang-froid of a woman
in the prime of life. She continued drawing the lace with slow,
dignified movements. The big web came up inevitably over her apron;
the length of lace fell away at her side. Her arms were finely shapen,
but glossy and yellow as old ivory. They had not the peculiar dull
gleam that made Clara's so fascinating to him.
Sons and Lovers |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw: such a falsehood. But we had an awful row, really and truly. She
lost her temper. Fortunately, I never lose mine."
"Well, I'm browed!" exclaimed Jane incredulously. "I like that."
"For a girl of county family, you are inexcusably vulgar, Jane. I
don't know what I said; but she will never forgive me for
profaning her pet book. I shall be expelled as certainly as I am
sitting here."
"And do you mean to say that you are going away?" said Jane,
faltering as she began to realize the consequences.
"I do. And what is to become of you when I am not here to get you
out of your scrapes, or of Gertrude without me to check her
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: myself as loaded with obligations to Sir Edward on this account,
I think I had reason to complain that these remittances were only
doled out to me at the pleasure of Mr. Ratcliffe, who, moreover,
exacted from me mortgages over my paternal estate of Ellieslaw
for any sums which I required as an extra advance; and thus may
be said to have insinuated himself into the absolute management
and control of my property. Or, if all this seeming friendship
was employed by Sir Edward for the purpose of obtaining a
complete command of my affairs, and acquiring the power of
ruining me at his pleasure, I feel myself, I must repeat, still
less bound by the alleged obligation.
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