| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: collection of some kind--birds' eggs or something that's supposed
to be curious. I bet it's nothing to my clients!'
'What a lark it would be to play billy with the labels!' chuckled
Mr Wickham. 'By George, here's a tack-hammer! We might send all
these things skipping about the premises like what's-his-name!'
At this moment, the guard, surprised by the sound of voices,
opened the door of his little cabin.
'You had best step in here, gentlemen,' said he, when he had
heard their story.
'Won't you come, Wickham?' asked Michael.
'Catch me--I want to travel in a van,' replied the youth.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Somebody's Little Girl by Martha Young: playing just as gaily as ever, and the children, and the nurses, and
the babies, and the parasols were as gay as ever.
``Whereis your mama?'' asked the lady, taking fast hold of the little
hand that patted her hand.
``Everybody has a mama--never mind--''
``But where is your mama?'' asked the lady again.
Bessie Bell had begun to wonder and so had forgotten to answer.
``Child, where is your mama?'' said the lady again, still holding
fast to Bessie Bell's hand.
``But--I don't know,'' said Bessie Bell.
Then the lady looked as if she had begun to wonder, too, and she
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson:
Treasure Island |
