| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: after them all the time."
She looked at me and laughed pointlessly. Then she flounced over to the
dog, kissed it with ecstasy, and swept into the kitchen, implying that
a dozen chefs awaited her orders there.
"I've done some nice things out on Long Island," asserted Mr. McKee.
Tom looked at him blankly.
"Two of them we have framed down-stairs."
"Two what?" demanded Tom.
"Two studies. One of them I call MONTAUK POINT--THE GULLS, and the
other I call MONTAUK POINT--THE SEA."
The sister Catherine sat down beside me on the couch.
The Great Gatsby |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie: other woman's that I have ever known; the intense power of
stillness she possessed, which nevertheless conveyed the
impression of a wild untamed spirit in an exquisitely civilised
body--all these things are burnt into my memory. I shall never
forget them.
She greeted me with a few words of pleasant welcome in a low
clear voice, and I sank into a basket chair feeling distinctly
glad that I had accepted John's invitation. Mrs. Cavendish gave
me some tea, and her few quiet remarks heightened my first
impression of her as a thoroughly fascinating woman. An
appreciative listener is always stimulating, and I described, in
The Mysterious Affair at Styles |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: financial transactions."
"Where will we find Rochester, Kent?" asked Taylor, before the
bank president could answer the New Yorker.
Kent paused in indecision. What reply could he make without
further involving Rochester in trouble? He had not the faintest
idea where Rochester was, but to state that he was missing
could not but add to the belief that he had made away with all
the money he could lay his hands on. The noon edition of the
Times had hinted at Rochester's disappearance but had stated they
could not get the statement confirmed from Police Headquarters;
obviously Harding and Taylor had not seen the newspaper.
The Red Seal |
