| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain: it quick. By Jackson, when we got a sight of him,
we 'most dropped the trays! and Tom says:
"Why, Jubiter Dunlap, where'd YOU come from?"
Well, the man was astonished, of course; and first off
he looked like he didn't know whether to be scared,
or glad, or both, or which, but finally he settled
down to being glad; and then his color come back,
though at first his face had turned pretty white.
So we got to talking together while he et his breakfast.
And he says:
"But I aint Jubiter Dunlap. I'd just as soon tell you
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Talisman by Walter Scott: and bearing him along, notwithstanding his entreaties and his
fear, reached nearly to the pavilion pointed out as that of the
Queen. In approaching it, however, the Scot observed there was a
small guard of soldiers sitting on the ground, who had been
concealed from him by the intervening tents. Wondering that the
clash of his own armour had not yet attracted their attention,
and supposing that his motions might, on the present occasion,
require to be conducted with secrecy, he placed the little
panting guide upon the ground to recover his breath, and point
out what was next to be done, Nectabanus was both frightened and
angry; but he had felt himself as completely in the power of the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from On Revenues by Xenophon: which may captivate and charm eye and ear. Or once again, where are
all those who seek to effect a rapid sale or purchase of a thousand
commodities, to find what they want, if not at Athens?
[1] Or, "to set these several sources of revenue flowing in full
stream."
[2] Cf. "a policy of peace at any price," or, "by persisting for any
length of time in the enjoyment of peace."
[3] {kai outoi ge}. The speaker waves his hand to the quarter of the
house where the anti-peace party is seated.
[4] After Zurborg, I omit {oukh oi eduoinoi}.
[5] Reading {kai ap arguriou}, with Zurborg.
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