| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum: in a row beside their happy mother.
The Princesses were named, Evanna, Evrose, Evella, Evirene and Evedna,
while the Princes were Evrob, Evington, Evardo and Evroland. Of these
Evardo was the eldest and would inherit his father's throne and be
crowned King of Ev when he returned to his own country. He was a
grave and quiet youth, and would doubtless rule his people wisely and
with justice.
Billina, having restored all of the royal family of Ev to their proper
forms, now began to select the green ornaments which were the
transformations of the people of Oz. She had little trouble in
finding these, and before long all the twenty-six officers, as well as
Ozma of Oz |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: This compliment he repeated twice; but as Annot scarce heard him
the first time, and did not comprehend him the second, he was
obliged to explain.
"I mean," he said, "Mistress Annot Lyle, that having been the
means of an honourable knight receiving a severe wound in this
day's conflict,--he having pistolled, somewhat against the law of
arms, my horse, which was named after the immortal King of
Sweden,--I am desirous of procuring him such solacement as you,
madam, can supply, you being like the heathen god Esculapius"
(meaning possibly Apollo), "skilful not only in song and in
music, but in the more noble art of chirurgery-OPIFERQUE PER
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde: [To Footman.] Tell Henry to wait for an answer. I have written a
line to your dear mother, Gerald, to tell her your good news, and
to say she really must come to dinner.
[Exit Footman.]
GERALD. That is awfully kind of you, Lady Hunstanton. [To
HESTER.] Will you come for a stroll, Miss Worsley?
HESTER. With pleasure [Exit with GERALD.]
LADY HUNSTANTON. I am very much gratified at Gerald Arbuthnot's
good fortune. He is quite a PROTEGE of mine. And I am
particularly pleased that Lord Illingworth should have made the
offer of his own accord without my suggesting anything. Nobody
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