| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Little Rivers by Henry van Dyke: reached Bartlett's as the fragrance of the evening pancake was
softly diffused through the twilight. Mark that day, Memory, with
a double star in your catalogue!
1895.
A HANDFUL OF HEATHER
"Scotland is the home of romance because it is the home of Scott,
Burns, Black, Macdonald, Stevenson, and Barrie--and of thousands of
men like that old Highlander in kilts on the tow-path, who loves
what they have written. I would wager he has a copy of Burns in
his sporran, and has quoted him half a dozen times to the grim Celt
who is walking with him. Those old boys don't read for excitement
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll: To mutter some excuse.
"Who can have patience with a man
That's got no more discretion than
An idiotic goose?
"To keep me waiting here, instead
Of telling me at once
That this was not the house!" he said.
"There, that'll do - be off to bed!
Don't gape like that, you dunce!"
"It's very fine to throw the blame
On ME in such a fashion!
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Peter Pan by James M. Barrie: For a week or two after Wendy came it was doubtful whether they
would be able to keep her, as she was another mouth to feed. Mr.
Darling was frightfully proud of her, but he was very honourable,
and he sat on the edge of Mrs. Darling's bed, holding her hand
and calculating expenses, while she looked at him imploringly.
She wanted to risk it, come what might, but that was not his way;
his way was with a pencil and a piece of paper, and if she
confused him with suggestions he had to begin at the beginning
again.
"Now don't interrupt," he would beg of her.
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