| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin: "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to
catch all the gravy. It'll be long before I promise you such a
thing again. Leave the room, sir; and have the kindness to wait
in the coal cellar till I call you."
Gluck left the room melancholy enough. The brothers ate as
much mutton as they could, locked the rest in the cupboard, and
proceeded to get very drunk after dinner.
Such a night as it was! Howling wind and rushing rain, without
intermission. The brothers had just sense enough left to put up all
the shutters and double-bar the door before they went to bed. They
usually slept in the same room. As the clock struck twelve they
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: Southerner! Why, you're only a cheap four-flush--damned,
bull-headed RUSTLER!"
Duane hissed the last word. Then for him there was the truth in
Lawson's working passion-blackened face.
Lawson jerked, moved, meant to draw. But how slow! Duane lunged
forward. His long arm swept up. And Lawson staggered backward,
knocking table and chairs, to fall hard, in a half-sitting
posture against the wall.
"Don't draw!" warned Duane.
"Lawson, git away from your gun!" yelled Laramie.
But Lawson was crazed with fury. He tugged at his hip, his face
The Lone Star Ranger |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: they are wise to the vibrations of the tympanum pro-
need by concussion of the air emanating from Mr.
H. James. But who can comprehend the meaning
of the voice of the city?
I went out for to see.
First, I asked Aurelia. She wore white Swiss and a
bat with flowers on it, and ribbons and ends of things
fluttered here and there.
"Tell me," I said, stammeringly, for I have no
voice of my own, "what does this big - er -
enormous - er - whopping city say? It must have
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