| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Falk by Joseph Conrad: looked in, and putting his arm through the round
brass framed opening, fired at Falk within a foot.
He missed--and Falk, instead of attempting to
seize the arm holding the weapon, opened his door
unexpectedly, and with the muzzle of his long re-
volver nearly touching the other's side, shot him
dead.
The best man had survived. Both of them had
at the beginning just strength enough to stand on
their feet, and both had displayed pitiless resolu-
tion, endurance, cunning and courage--all the
Falk |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: such a charming place, nothing would have induced me to go abroad
all these years."
My uncle stooped down rapidly and sniffed at a tulip. Everything
he saw moved him to rapture and excitement, as though he had
never been in a garden on a sunny day before. The queer man moved
about as though he were on springs, and chattered incessantly,
without allowing mother to utter a single word. All of a sudden
Pobyedimsky came into sight from behind an elder-tree at the turn
of the avenue. His appearance was so unexpected that my uncle
positively started and stepped back a pace. On this occasion my
tutor was attired in his best Inverness cape with sleeves, in
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott: Lord Keeper, who, struck with the outward appearance of Alice,
was somewhat curious to know if her conversation would
correspond with it.
"I believe so, my lord," she replied; "I feel the air breathe
milder than of late."
"You do not," resumed the statesman, "take charge of these bees
yourself, mother? How do you manage them?"
"By delegates, as kings do their subjects," resumed Alice; "and
I am fortunate in a prime minister. Here, Babie."
She whistled on a small silver call which ung around her neck,
and which at that time was sometimes used to summon
The Bride of Lammermoor |
