| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. Wells: this encounter was an entirely unnecessary interruption of
his healing duologue with Sir Richmond, which must now be
resumed.
But this action had scarcely the effect he had intended it to
have. It set the young lady who was called Belinda asking
about ways and means of getting to Salisbury; it brought to
light the distressing fact that V.V. had the beginnings of a
chafed heel. Once he had set things going they moved much too
quickly for the doctor to deflect their course. He found
himself called upon to make personal sacrifices to facilitate
the painless transport of the two ladies to Salisbury, where
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde: till Monday afternoon.
JACK. [Shakes MISS PRISM'S hand in a tragic manner.] I have
returned sooner than I expected. Dr. Chasuble, I hope you are
well?
CHASUBLE. Dear Mr. Worthing, I trust this garb of woe does not
betoken some terrible calamity?
JACK. My brother.
MISS PRISM. More shameful debts and extravagance?
CHASUBLE. Still leading his life of pleasure?
JACK. [Shaking his head.] Dead!
CHASUBLE. Your brother Ernest dead?
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Four Arthurian Romances by Chretien DeTroyes: and a great number of other knights were there with them. The
discussion was in process when the Queen arrived and told them of
the adventure which she had met in the forest, of the armed
knight whom she saw, and of the malicious little dwarf who had
struck her damsel on the bare hand with his whip, and who struck
Erec, too, in the same way an ugly blow on the face; but that
Erec followed the knight to obtain vengeance, or increase his
shame, and how he said that if possible he would be back by the
third day. "Sire," says the Queen to the King, "listen to me a
moment. If these knights approve what I say, postpone this kiss
until the third day, when Erec will be back." There is none who
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