| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: "Come back here, you scoundrel," he cried.
"If I had been a scoundrel," answered the Shadow, increasing its
speed, "I should not have left you."
The Sagacious Rat
A RAT that was about to emerge from his hole caught a glimpse of a
Cat waiting for him, and descending to the colony at the bottom of
the hole invited a Friend to join him in a visit to a neighbouring
corn-bin. "I would have gone alone," he said, "but could not deny
myself the pleasure of such distinguished company."
"Very well," said the Friend, "I will go with you. Lead on."
"Lead?" exclaimed the other. "What! I precede so great and
Fantastic Fables |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Herland by Charlotte Gilman: Jeff philosophically suggested when we were alone. "They've
given us a room--with no great possibility of escape--and
personal liberty--heavily chaperoned. It's better than we'd
have been likely to get in a man-country."
"Man-Country! Do you really believe there are no men here,
you innocent? Don't you know there must be?" demanded Terry.
"Ye--es," Jeff agreed. "Of course--and yet--"
"And yet--what! Come, you obdurate sentimentalist--what
are you thinking about?"
"They may have some peculiar division of labor we've never
heard of," I suggested. "The men may live in separate towns, or
Herland |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Whirligigs by O. Henry: Miss Derwent.
As the distance between them lessened, the district
attorney suddenly pulled up his team sharply, with his
eyes fixed upon the advancing horseman. That individ-
ual had drawn a Winchester from its scabbard on his
saddle and thrown it over his arm.
"Now I know you, Mexico Sam!" muttered Littlefield
to himself. "It was you who shook your rattles in that
gentle epistle."
Mexico Sam did not leave things long in doubt. He
had a nice eye in all matters relating to firearms, so when
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