| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: "Granny would, of course. And I say it's a shame
you're going to miss the little oyster supper I'd planned
for you at Delmonico's next Sunday, with Campanini
and Scalchi and a lot of jolly people."
She looked doubtfully from the banker to Archer.
"Ah--that does tempt me! Except the other evening
at Mrs. Struthers's I've not met a single artist since I've
been here."
"What kind of artists? I know one or two painters,
very good fellows, that I could bring to see you if you'd
allow me," said Archer boldly.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence: 'Is that you?' Connie asked him.
He twisted and looked at the enlargement above his head.
'Ay! Taken just afore we was married, when I was twenty-one.' He looked
at it impassively.
'Do you like it?' Connie asked him.
'Like it? No! I never liked the thing. But she fixed it all up to have
it done, like.'
He returned to pulling off his boots.
'If you don't like it, why do you keep it hanging there? Perhaps your
wife would like to have it,' she said.
He looked up at her with a sudden grin.
Lady Chatterley's Lover |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain: success of our great undertaking to arnica and paregoric.
My men are being restored to health and strength,
my main perplexity, now, was how to get them down
the mountain again. I was not willing to expose the
brave fellows to the perils, fatigues, and hardships
of that fearful route again if it could be helped.
First I thought of balloons; but, of course, I had to
give that idea up, for balloons were not procurable.
I thought of several other expedients, but upon
consideration discarded them, for cause. But at last
I hit it. I was aware that the movement of glaciers
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