| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey: Long indeed had she overstayed her visit to the West. She must not linger
there indefinitely. And mingled with misgiving was a surprise that she had
not tired of Oak Creek. In spite of all, and of the dislike she vaunted to
herself, the truth stared at her--she was not tired.
The long-delayed visit to see Glenn working on his own farm must result in
her talking to him about his work; and in a way not quite clear she
regretted the necessity for it. To disapprove of Glenn! She received faint
intimations of wavering, of uncertainty, of vague doubt. But these were
cried down by the dominant and habitable voice of her personality.
Presently through the shaded and shadowed breadth of the belt of forest she
saw gleams of a sunlit clearing. And crossing this space to the border of
The Call of the Canyon |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: those who are expelled!'
Said he, 'Verily, I am of those who hate your deed; my Lord! save me
and my people from what they do.'
And we saved him and his people all together, except an old woman
amongst those who lingered. Then we destroyed the others; and we
rained down upon them a rain; and evil was the rain of those who
were warned. Verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be
believers. And, verily, thy Lord He is mighty, merciful,
compassionate.
The fellows of the Grove called the apostles liars; Sho'haib said to
them, 'Will ye not fear? verily, I am to you a faithful apostle,
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Ball at Sceaux by Honore de Balzac: two will keep our secret, and I promise to bring him straight into the
drawing-room."
"When, uncle?"
"To-morrow."
"But, my dear uncle, I am not committed to anything?"
"Nothing whatever, and you may bombard him, set fire to him, and leave
him to founder like an old hulk if you choose. He won't be the first,
I fancy?"
"You ARE kind, uncle!"
As soon as the Count got home he put on his glasses, quietly took the
card out of his pocket, and read, "Maximilien Longueville, Rue de
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