| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris: after Charlie; "we go home pretty soon!"
"He knows very well we can't get away before high tide to-morrow,"
said Moran. "He'll take his time."
Later on in the afternoon Moran and Wilbur saw a small boat put
off from the junk and make a landing by the creek. The beach-
combers were taking on water. The boat made three trips before
evening, but the beach-combers made no show of molesting the
undefended schooner, or in any way interfering with Charlie's camp
on the other side of the bay.
"No!" exclaimed Moran between her teeth, as she and Wilbur were
cooking supper; "no, they don't need to; they've got about a
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber: thanks in return for his fervent good wishes, and fled up
the basement stairs.
On Friday night (she was to leave next day) she went to the
temple. The evening service began at seven. At half past
six Fanny had finished her early supper. She would drop in
at Doctor Thalmann's house and walk with him to temple, if
he had not already gone.
"Nein, der Herr Rabbi ist noch hier--sure," the maid said
in answer to Fanny's question. The Thalmann's had a German
maid--one Minna--who bullied the invalid Mrs. Thalmann, was
famous for her cookies with walnuts on the top, and who made
Fanny Herself |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell: as the old house at Birtwick, but not half so pleasant,
if a horse may have an opinion. Two footmen were standing ready,
dressed in drab livery, with scarlet breeches and white stockings.
Presently we heard the rustling sound of silk as my lady came down
the flight of stone steps. She stepped round to look at us; she was a tall,
proud-looking woman, and did not seem pleased about something,
but she said nothing, and got into the carriage. This was the first time
of wearing a check-rein, and I must say, though it certainly was a nuisance
not to be able to get my head down now and then, it did not pull my head
higher than I was accustomed to carry it. I felt anxious about Ginger,
but she seemed to be quiet and content.
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