| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Moon-Face and Other Stories by Jack London: "V." He nodded his head and said oracularly:
"It's one o' two things, Bill; one o' two things. Either Mr. Pocket's spilled
himself all out an' down the hill, or else Mr. Pocket's that damned rich you
maybe won't be able to carry him all away with you. And that'd be hell,
wouldn't it, now?" He chuckled at contemplation of so pleasant a dilemma.
Nightfall found him by the edge of the stream his eyes wrestling with the
gathering darkness over the washing of a five-dollar pan.
"Wisht I had an electric light to go on working." he said.
He found sleep difficult that night. Many times he composed himself and closed
his eyes for slumber to overtake him; but his blood pounded with too strong
desire, and as many times his eyes opened and he murmured wearily, "Wisht it
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from My Antonia by Willa Cather: The reckoning with his wife at the end of an escapade was something
he counted on--like the last powerful liqueur after a long dinner.
The one excitement he really couldn't do without was quarrelling
with Mrs. Cutter!
BOOK III
Lena Lingard
I
AT THE UNIVERSITY I had the good fortune to come immediately
under the influence of a brilliant and inspiring young scholar.
Gaston Cleric had arrived in Lincoln only a few weeks earlier
than I, to begin his work as head of the Latin Department.
My Antonia |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: very bottom of D'Artagnan's heart.
"Well?" continued she.
"Well, I will avenge you of this wretch," replied
D'Artagnan, giving himself the airs of Don Japhet of
Armenia.
"Thanks, my brave friend!" cried Milady; "and when shall I
be avenged?"
"Tomorrow--immediately--when you please!"
Milady was about to cry out, "Immediately," but she
reflected that such precipitation would not be very gracious
toward D'Artagnan.
The Three Musketeers |
