| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Little Rivers by Henry van Dyke: furnished me with a fishing license in the shape of a large pink
card. There were many rules printed upon it: "All fishes under
nine inches must be gently restored to the water. No instrument of
capture must be used except the angle in the hand. The card of
legitimation must be produced and exhibited at the polite request
of any of the keepers of the river." Thus duly authorised and
instructed, I sallied forth to seek my pastime according to the
law.
The easiest way, in theory, was to take the afternoon train up the
river to one of the villages, and fish down a mile or two in the
evening, returning by the eight o'clock train. But in practice the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad: matter of fact the necessity of having to pay, to actually give
money to people, infuriated the pious Therese. But the matter of
this morning's speech was so extraordinary that it might have been
the prolongation of a nightmare: a man in bonds having to listen
to weird and unaccountable speeches against which, he doesn't know
why, his very soul revolts.
In sober truth my soul remained in revolt though I was convinced
that I was no longer dreaming. I watched Therese coming away from
the window with that helpless dread a man bound hand and foot may
be excused to feel. For in such a situation even the absurd may
appear ominous. She came up close to the bed and folding her hands
The Arrow of Gold |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Cavalry General by Xenophon: [1] Cf. Theophr. "Ch." vii. (Jebb ad loc. p. 204, n. 25).
But these, again, are memoranda.[2] To the question how the several
features of the pageant shall receive their due impress of beauty, I
will now address myself.
[2] Read {tauta men alla upomnemata}, or if with Pantazid. {apla},
trans. "these are simply memoranda."
And first to speak of the Processions.[3] These will, I think, be
rendered most acceptable to Heaven and to earth's spectators were the
riders to ride round the Agora and temples, commencing from the
Hermae, and pay honour to the sacred beings, each in turn, whose
shrines and statues are there congregated. (Thus in the great
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