| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Montezuma's Daughter by H. Rider Haggard: being set on other matters, and chiefly as to how I should tell my
tale to Lily--and I saw at once that this man was not of our
country.
He was very tall and noble-looking, dressed in rich garments of
velvet adorned by a gold chain that hung about his neck, and as I
judged about forty years of age. But it was his face which chiefly
caught my eye, for at that moment there was something terrible
about it. It was long, thin, and deeply carved; the eyes were
large, and gleamed like gold in sunlight; the mouth was small and
well shaped, but it wore a devilish and cruel sneer; the forehead
lofty, indicating a man of mind, and marked with a slight scar.
Montezuma's Daughter |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: and his mate were doing--they were turning the lidi
back toward me, or at least Raja was. Just why the
female was keeping out of it I did not understand,
unless it was that she was not entirely clear in her
own mind as to precisely what her mate was attempt-
ing.
At any rate, I was sufficiently convinced to stop
where I was and await developments, for I could
readily realize two things. One was that I could never
overhaul them before the damage was done if they
should pull the lidi down now. The other thing was
Pellucidar |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela: eyed her like a beast of prey, Luis Cervantes congratu-
lated himself.
They made room for her between Luis Cervantes and
Blondie, opposite Demetrio.
Bottles of tequila, dishes of cut glass, bowls, porcelains
and vases lay scattered over the table indiscriminately.
Meco, carrying a box of beer upon his shoulders, came in
cursing and sweating.
"You don't know this fellow Blondie yet," said War
Paint, noticing the persistent glances he was casting at
Luis Cervantes' bride. "He's a smart fellow, I can tell
The Underdogs |
