| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Glasses by Henry James: refreshing, has given her something to hold on by, begotten in her
foolish little mind a belief that, as she says, she's on the mend
and that in the course of time, if she leads a tremendously healthy
life, she'll be able to take off her muzzle and become as dangerous
again as ever. It keeps her going."
"And what keeps you? You're good until the parties begin again."
"Oh she doesn't object to me now!" smiled Mrs. Meldrum. "I'm going
to take her abroad; we shall be a pretty pair." I was struck with
this energy and after a moment I enquired the reason of it. "It's
to divert her mind," my friend replied, reddening again a little, I
thought. "We shall go next week: I've only waited to see how your
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy: my passion for you."
"How?"
"Why," he said aridly; "I have come all the way here to
see you today! But I started from home to go to
Casterbridge Fair, where I have undertaken to preach
the Word from a waggon at half-past two this afternoon,
and where all the brethren are expecting me this
minute. Here's the announcement."
He drew from his breast-pocket a poster whereon was
printed the day, hour, and place of meeting, at which
he, d'Urberville, would preach the Gospel as aforesaid.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs: their horses wheeling and turning shoulder to shoulder.
The two girls sat rigid in their saddles watching
the encounter, the eyes of Joan de Tany alight with the
fire of battle as she followed every move of the won-
drous sword play of Roger de Conde.
He had not even taken the precaution to lower his
visor, and the grim and haughty smile that played upon
his lips spoke louder than many words the utter con-
tempt in which he held the sword of his adversary. And
as Joan de Tany watched she saw the smile suddenly
freeze to a cold, hard line, and the eyes of the man
The Outlaw of Torn |
