| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield: smile as he thought of Isabel's horror if she knew the full extent of his
sentimentality.
...
"Hillo, William!" She was at the station after all, standing just as he
had imagined, apart from the others, and--William's heart leapt--she was
alone.
"Hallo, Isabel!" William stared. He thought she looked so beautiful that
he had to say something, "You look very cool."
"Do I?" said Isabel. "I don't feel very cool. Come along, your horrid old
train is late. The taxi's outside." She put her hand lightly on his arm
as they passed the ticket collector. "We've all come to meet you," she
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: "Newland--I say: SHE'S HERE!" the best man whispered.
Archer roused himself with a start.
A long time had apparently passed since his heart
had stopped beating, for the white and rosy procession
was in fact half way up the nave, the Bishop, the
Rector and two white-winged assistants were hovering
about the flower-banked altar, and the first chords of
the Spohr symphony were strewing their flower-like
notes before the bride.
Archer opened his eyes (but could they really have
been shut, as he imagined?), and felt his heart beginning
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey: one, impossible to grasp.
"Carley, that was coming to you," said Glenn, presently, with deep, heavy
expulsion of breath.
"I only know I love you--more--more," she cried, wildly, looking up and
wanting desperately to throw herself in his arms.
"I guess you do--a little," he replied. "Sometimes I feel you are a kid.
Then again you represent the world--your world with its age-old custom--its
unalterable. . . . But, Carley, let's get back to my work."
"Yes--yes," exclaimed Carley, gladly. "I'm ready to--to go pet your hogs-
-anything."
"By George! I'll take you up," he declared. "I'll bet you won't go near one
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