| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad: annoyed her.
"Where are the men I have deceived?" she cried.
"Yes, where?" said Blunt in a tone of alacrity as though he had
been ready to go out and look for them outside.
"No! But show me one. I say - where is he?"
He threw his affectation of detachment to the winds, moved his
shoulders slightly, very slightly, made a step nearer to the couch,
and looked down on her with an expression of amused courtesy.
"Oh, I don't know. Probably nowhere. But if such a man could be
found I am certain he would turn out a very stupid person. You
can't be expected to furnish every one who approaches you with a
The Arrow of Gold |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey: off the field, having pitched Worcester into first
place in the pennant race.
That night the boys planned their first job on
the Rube. We had ordered a special Pullman
for travel to Toronto, and when I got to the depot
in the morning, the Pullman was a white fluttering
mass of satin ribbons. Also, there was a
brass band, and thousands of baseball fans, and
barrels of old foot-gear. The Rube and Nan
arrived in a cab and were immediately mobbed.
The crowd roared, the band played, the engine
The Redheaded Outfield |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot: The lady of situations. 50
Here is the man with three staves, and here the Wheel,
And here is the one-eyed merchant, and this card,
Which is blank, is something he carries on his back,
Which I am forbidden to see. I do not find
The Hanged Man. Fear death by water.
I see crowds of people, walking round in a ring.
Thank you. If you see dear Mrs. Equitone,
Tell her I bring the horoscope myself:
One must be so careful these days.
Unreal City, 60
The Waste Land |
