| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Marie by H. Rider Haggard: "I suspect no one; I only weigh what is probable. However, it is too
late for us to move to-night either south or westwards, so I think I
will sleep over the business and see what I can find out from my Zulus."
That night, or rather the following morning, the question was settled
for us, for when I woke up at dawn, it was to see the faint light
glimmering on what I knew must be spears. We were surrounded by a great
company of Zulus, as I discovered afterwards, over two hundred strong.
Thinking that after their fashion they were preparing to attack us at
dawn, I called the news to the others, whereon Marais rushed forward,
just as he had left his bed, cocking his roer as he came.
"For the love of God, do not shoot!" I said. "How can we resist so
Marie |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King Lear by William Shakespeare: To hold my very course. Prepare for dinner.
Exeunt.
Scene IV.
The Duke of Albany's Palace.
Enter Kent, [disguised].
Kent. If but as well I other accents borrow,
That can my speech defuse, my good intent
May carry through itself to that full issue
For which I raz'd my likeness. Now, banish'd Kent,
If thou canst serve where thou dost stand condemn'd,
So may it come, thy master, whom thou lov'st,
King Lear |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Finished by H. Rider Haggard: more or less. Then I went out. The dawn was just breaking and
by its light I saw a strange scene. About fifty yards away in
the narrow nek that ran over some boulders to the site of our
huts, stood what seemed to be the goddess Nomkubulwana as I had
seen her on the point of rock in the Vale of Bones. She wore the
same radiant dress and in the dim glow had all the appearance of
a white woman. I stood amazed, thinking that I dreamt, when from
round the bend emerged a number of Zulus, creeping forward
stealthily with raised spears.
They caught sight of the supernatural figure which barred their
road, halted and whispered to each other. Then they turned to
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