| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: felt as though I were in vulgar company. When we sat down to
table he filled my glass with vodka, and, smiling helplessly, I
drank it; he put a piece of ham on my plate and I ate it
submissively.
"_Repetitia est mater studiorum_," said Sobol, hastening to drink
off another wineglassful. "Would you believe it, the joy of
seeing good people has driven away my sleepiness? I have turned
into a peasant, a savage in the wilds; I've grown coarse, but I
am still an educated man, and I tell you in good earnest, it's
tedious without company."
They served first for a cold course white sucking-pig with
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie: sure that he, at least, was plumb straight. 'Sure, doc,' I said,
'I'm sorry about the tree, and I guess the new bulbs will be on
me. But perhaps you'd like to know what I was doing in your
garden?' 'I think the facts do call for an explanation,' he
replied. 'Well, to begin with, I wasn't after the spoons.'
"He smiled. 'My first theory. But I soon altered my mind. By
the way, you are an American, are you not?' I told him my name.
'And you?' 'I am Dr. Hall, and this, as you doubtless know, is
my private nursing home.'
"I didn't know, but I wasn't going to put him wise. I was just
thankful for the information. I liked the man, and I felt he was
Secret Adversary |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs: hand fell upon the girl's bare arm, jerking her roughly
toward him.
I was not then familiar with the customs or social ethics
which prevailed within Pellucidar; but even so I did
not need the appealing look which the girl shot to me
from her magnificent eyes to influence my subsequent act.
What the Sly One's intention was I paused not to inquire;
but instead, before he could lay hold of her with his
other hand, I placed a right to the point of his jaw that
felled him in his tracks.
A roar of approval went up from those of the other prisoners
At the Earth's Core |
