| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey: heavy splashes, the beat of an engine, and the incessant baaing of the
sheep.
At this point the members of Hutter's party dismounted and tied their
horses to the top log of the fence. When Carley essayed to get off Glenn
tried to stop her, saying she could see well enough from there. But Carley
got down and followed Flo. She heard Hutter call to Glenn: "Say, Ryan is
short of men. We'll lend a hand for a couple of hours."
Presently Carley reached Flo's side and the first corral that contained
sheep. They formed a compact woolly mass, rather white in color, with a
tinge of pink. When Flo climbed up on the fence the flock plunged as one
animal and with a trampling roar ran to the far side of the corral. Several
The Call of the Canyon |
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: to ride forth at daybreak, as provisions for both men
and beasts were low.
This party had scarcely left the city behind them ere
they fell into the hands of the baronial troops. Though
some few were killed or captured those who escaped
were sufficient to arouse the sleeping army of the
royalists to the close proximity and gravity of their
danger.
By this time the four divisions of De Montfort's army
were in full view of the town. On the left were the
Londoners under Nicholas de Segrave; in the center
The Outlaw of Torn |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: so we each suit ourselves, and there is no trouble. I am often
with him, and he enjoys my adventures, while I like to feel that
someone is glad to see me when I get back from my wanderings. Dirty
old hole, isn't it?" he added, with a look of disgust as they drove
along the boulevard to the Place Napoleon in the old city.
"The dirt is picturesque, so I don't mind. The river and the
hills are delicious, and these glimpses of the narrow cross streets
are my delight. Now we shall have to wait for that procession to
pass. It's going to the Church of St. John."
While Laurie listlessly watched the procession of priests
under their canopies, white-veiled nuns bearing lighted tapers,
Little Women |
