| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: of the conductor, and the prelude of the milk cans at
4 A. M. Certain large-eared ones even assert that
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
The Voice of the City |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas: very deep and not very safe; therefore, nothing is seen
stationed there but large Flemish hoys, or some of those
Dutch barks which fishermen draw up on the sand on rollers,
as the ancients did, according to Virgil. When the tide is
rising, and advancing on land, it is not prudent to bring
the vessels too close inshore, for, if the wind is fresh,
the prows are buried in the sand; and the sand of that coast
is spongy; it receives easily, but does not yield so well.
It was on this account, no doubt, that a boat was detached
from the bark as soon as the latter had cast anchor, and
came with eight sailors, amidst whom was to be seen an
Ten Years Later |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum: and a cake of yellow soap.
This was the hardest trial that Woot had endured
since he became a monkey, but no protest had any
influence with Jinjur, who lathered and scrubbed him in
a business-like manner and afterward dried him with a
coarse towel.
The Bear and the Owl gravely watched this operation
and nodded approval when Woot's silky green fur shone
clear and bright in the afternoon sun. The Canary
seemed much amused and laughed a silvery ripple of
laughter as she said:
The Tin Woodman of Oz |
