| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: went with the bargain, marked the last stage in Joe's surrender to the border
fever. The silent, shaded glens, the mystery of the woods, the breath of this
wild, free life claimed him from this moment entirely and forever.
He met the others, however, with a serene face, showing no trace of the
emotion which welled up strongly from his heart. Nell glanced shyly at him;
Kate playfully voiced her admiration; Jim met him with a brotherly ridicule
which bespoke his affection as well as his amusement; but Colonel Zane, having
once yielded to the same burning, riotous craving for freedom which now
stirred in the boy's heart, understood, and felt warmly drawn toward the lad.
He said nothing, though as he watched Joe his eyes were grave and kind. In his
long frontier life, where many a day measured the life and fire of ordinary
The Spirit of the Border |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Letters from England by Elizabeth Davis Bancroft: beautiful residence. Capt. Rutherford told me that when he received
the Lord Advocate's letter announcing that we were coming, he went
to see Lord Jeffrey to know if he would be well enough to see us,
and he expressed the strongest admiration for Mr. Bancroft's work.
This may have disposed them to receive us with the cordiality which
made our visit so agreeable. Mr. Empson, his son-in-law and the
president editor of the Edinburgh Review, was staying there, and
after talking two hours with Lord and Mrs. Jeffrey we took with him
a walk in the grounds from which are delightful and commanding views
of the whole environs, and never were environs so beautiful.
LETTER: To W.D.B.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Dream Life and Real Life by Olive Schreiner: better things in store for me. I don't hate that woman any more; I love
every one! How are you, dear? We shall come and see you as soon as we
arrive in England. I always think of you so happy in your great work and
helping other people. I don't think now it is terrible to be a woman; it
is lovely.
"I hope you are enjoying this beautiful spring weather.
"Yours, always full of gratitude and love,
"E--."
The woman read the letter: then she stood up and walked towards the fire.
She did not re-read it, but stood with it open in her hand, looking down
into the blaze. Her lips were drawn in at the corners. Presently she tore
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