| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: "I can tell that. Look at those Jwari pines," I replied, pointing up over
the wall. A rugged slope rose above our camp-site, and it was covered with
a tangled mass of stunted pines. Many of them were twisted and misshapen;
some were half dead and bleached white at the tops. "It's my first sight of
such trees," I went on, "but I've studied about them. Up here it's not lack
of moisture that stunts and retards their growth. It's fighting the
elements--cold, storm-winds, snowslides. I suppose not one in a thousand
seedlings takes root and survives. But the forest fights hard to live."
"Well, Ken, we may as well sit back now and talk forestry till Buell skins
all he wants of Penetier," said Dick. "It's really a fine camping-spot.
Plenty of deer up here and bear, too."
The Young Forester |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: rendered him unworthy the company of a good fellow. And now he
has earthed himself here, in a den just befitting such a sly fox
as himself."
"May I ask you, Master Lambourne," said Tressilian, "since your
old companion's humour jumps so little with your own, wherefore
you are so desirous to renew acquaintance with him?"
"And may I ask you, in return, Master Tressilian," answered
Lambourne, "wherefore you have shown yourself so desirous to
accompany me on this party?"
"I told you my motive," said Tressilian, "when I took share in
your wager--it was simple curiosity."
Kenilworth |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Two Brothers by Honore de Balzac: Pierre Grassou, who was working for the same dealer, wanted to see it
when finished. To play him a trick, Joseph, when he heard his knock,
put the copy, which was varnished with a special glaze of his own, in
place of the original, and put the original on his easel. Pierre
Grassou was completely taken in; and then amazed and delighted at
Joseph's success.
"Do you think it will deceive old Magus?" he said to Joseph.
"We shall see," answered the latter.
The dealer did not come as he had promised. It was getting late;
Agathe dined that day with Madame Desroches, who had lately lost her
husband, and Joseph proposed to Pierre Grassou to dine at his table
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