| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart: up the walk to the house, where a brass sign at the side
announced the office, and went in. The reception-room was empty,
but from the consulting-room beyond came the sound of two voices,
not very amicable.
"It is an outrageous figure," some one was storming. Then the
doctor's quiet tone, evidently not arguing, merely stating
something. But I had not time to listen to some person probably
disputing his bill, so I coughed. The voices ceased at once: a
door closed somewhere, and the doctor entered from the hall of
the house. He looked sufficiently surprised at seeing me.
"Good afternoon, Doctor," I said formally. "I shall not
The Circular Staircase |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare: We may effect this businesse, yet ere day
Puck. Vp and downe, vp and downe, I will leade
them vp and downe: I am fear'd in field and towne.
Goblin, lead them vp and downe: here comes one.
Enter Lysander.
Lys. Where art thou, proud Demetrius?
Speake thou now
Rob. Here villaine, drawne & readie. Where art thou?
Lys. I will be with thee straight
Rob. Follow me then to plainer ground.
Enter Demetrius.
A Midsummer Night's Dream |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: his knitted brow gave signs of latent wrath which was wait-
ing for an occasion to break forth.
Michael Strogoff, hidden in a group of prisoners, saw
this man pass. He had a presentiment that some catas-
trophe was imminent: for Ivan Ogareff knew now that
Marfa was the mother of Michael Strogoff.
Ogareff dismounted, and his escort cleared a large circle
round him. Just then Sangarre approached him, and said,
"I have no news."
Ivan Ogareff's only reply was to give an order to one
of his officers. Then the ranks of prisoners were brutally
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