| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The School For Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan: on some ridiculous misrepresentation--Mrs. Candour you remember
how poor Miss Shepherd lost her Lover and her Character one
Summer at Tunbridge.
MRS. C. To be sure that was a very ridiculous affair.
CRABTREE. Pray tell us Sir Peter how it was.
SIR P. Why madam--[The story follows.]
MRS. C. Ha ha strange indeed--
SIR P. Matter of Fact I assure you....
LADY T. As sure as can be--Sir Peter will grow scandalous
himself--if you encourage him to tell stories.
[Fraser Rae's footnote--Ed.]
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: Molly remained silent.
Her aunt looked slowly up at her. "Has a man like that
presumed--"
"He's not a bit like that. Yes, he's exactly like that," said
Molly. And she would have snatched the photograph away, but her
aunt retained it."Well," she said, "I suppose there are days when
he does not kill people."
"He never killed anybody!" And Molly laughed.
"Are you seriously--" said the old lady.
"I almost might--at times. He is perfectly splendid."
"My dear, you have fallen in love with his clothes."
The Virginian |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Cromwell by William Shakespeare: CROMWELL.
No, trust me, I never saw the man,
But here are bills of debt I have received,
Against one Banister, a Merchant fallen into decay.
MISTRESS BANISTER.
Into decay, indeed, long of that wretch.
I am the wife to woeful Banister:
And by that bloody villain am pursued
From London here to Antwerp.
My husband he is in the governour's hands,
And God no doubt will treble bless your gain.
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