| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy: appetites being quite forgotten.
The family sat down to table, and a frugal meal of cold
viands was deposited before them. Angel looked round
for Mrs Crick's black-puddings, which he had directed
to be nicely grilled as they did them at the dairy, and
of which he wished his father and mother to appreciate
the marvellous herbal savours as highly as he did
himself.
"Ah! you are looking for the black-puddings, my dear
boy," observed Clare's mother. "But I am sure you will
not mind doing without them as I am sure your father
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: on a horizontal plate of basketwork; for Lord Roberts B had none
of the elegant accommodation of a balloon. I lay forward, and my
uncle behind me in such a position that he could see hardly
anything of our flight. We were protected from rolling over
simply by netting between the steel stays. It was impossible for
us to stand up at all; we had either to lie or crawl on all fours
over the basket work. Amidships were lockers made of Watson's
Aulite material,--and between these it was that I had put my
uncle, wrapped in rugs. I wore sealskin motoring boots and
gloves, and a motoring fur coat over my tweeds, and I controlled
the engine by Bowden wires and levers forward.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: compliments through the open door; "only tell him, Treville,
since he wishes to be considered your friend, that I also wish to
be one of his, but he neglects me; that it is nearly three years
since I have seen him, and that I never do see him unless I send
for him. Tell him all this for me, for these are things which a
king cannot say for himself."
"Thanks, sire, thanks," said the duke; "but your Majesty may be
assured that it is not those--I do not speak of Monsieur de
Treville--whom your Majesty sees at all hours of the day that are
most devoted to you."
"Ah! You have heard what I said? So much the better, Duke, so
The Three Musketeers |
