| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart: thrust into darkness, only to emerge in surroundings never dreamed of
in their better days - the little Howard boy's first trouser suit ; the
clothing of a baby that had never lived; big Joe Hemmingway's dress suit,
the one he was married in and now too small for him. And here and there
things that could ill be spared, brought in and offered with resolute
cheerfulness.
Sara Lee brought some of Uncle James' things, and was at once set to
work. The women there called Sara Lee capable, but it was to take other
surroundings to bring out her real efficiency.
And it was when bending over a barrel, while round her went on that
pitying talk of women about a great calamity, that Sara Lee got her
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: little eyes. He paddled away down the canyon, and, as this was in the
direction we wanted to go, I gave him slack rope and followed.
"Wal, you're goin' to have a right pert time, youngster, an' don't you
forget it," said Hiram Bent.
The truth of that was very soon in evidence. Cubby would not let well
enough alone, and he would not have a slack rope. I think he wanted to
choke himself or pull my arms out. When I realized that Cubby was three
times as strong as I was I began to see that my work was cut out for me.
The more, however, that he jerked me and hauled me along, the more I
determined to hang on. I thought I had a genuine love for him up to the
time he had almost knocked my head off, but it was funny how easily he
The Young Forester |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: to this hard going. One thing was certain--he had to go round
the village. The river, however, was on the outskirts of the
village; and once in the willows, he would be safe.
Dust-clouds far ahead caused his alarm to grow. He watched with
his eyes strained; he hoped to see a wagon, a few stray cattle.
But no, he soon descried several horsemen. Shots and yells
behind him attested to the fact that his pursuers likewise had
seen these new-comers on the scene. More than a mile separated
these two parties, yet that distance did not keep them from
soon understanding each other. Duane waited only to see this
new factor show signs of sudden quick action, and then, with a
The Lone Star Ranger |
