| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: But the next day, as the hour for my drive approached, I cropped
up in another place. "What was the lady who was here before?"
"The last governess? She was also young and pretty--
almost as young and almost as pretty, miss, even as you."
"Ah, then, I hope her youth and her beauty helped her!"
I recollect throwing off. "He seems to like us young and pretty!"
"Oh, he DID," Mrs. Grose assented: "it was the way he liked everyone!"
She had no sooner spoken indeed than she caught herself up.
"I mean that's HIS way--the master's."
I was struck. "But of whom did you speak first?"
She looked blank, but she colored. "Why, of HIM."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs: befallen during the past few days.
Henry de Montfort, with the fine chivalry that marked
him, was the first to step forward with outstretched hand
to thank Norman of Torn, and to ask his pardon for his
rude words and hostile act.
The outlaw but held up his open palm, as he said,
"Let the De Montforts think well ere they take the
hand of Norman of Torn. I give not my hand except
in friendship, and not for a passing moment; but for
life. I appreciate your present feelings of gratitude,
but let them not blind you to the fact that I am still
The Outlaw of Torn |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather: Swedes liking to buy Danish bread and the
Danes liking to buy Swedish bread, because
people always think the bread of another
country is better than their own. Anyway,
I've heard so much about the river farms, I
won't be satisfied till I've seen for myself."
Lou fidgeted. "Look out! Don't agree to
anything. Don't let them fool you."
Lou was apt to be fooled himself. He had not
O Pioneers! |
