| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Contrast by Royall Tyler: infamous principles in practice upon every woman he
meets.
CHARLOTTE
But, if she is so apt at conjuring up these senti-
mental bugbears, why does she not discard him at
once?
LETITIA
Why, she thinks her word too sacred to be trifled
with. Besides, her father, who has a great respect
for the memory of his deceased friend, is ever tell-
ing her how he shall renew his years in their union,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: Korak stepped into the Swede's tent to assure himself that
Meriem was not hid there. As he disappeared from view Tantor,
his eyes still fixed upon Malbihn, took a step nearer the man.
An elephant's eyesight is none too good; but the great tusker
evidently had harbored suspicions of this yellow-bearded white
man from the first. Now he advanced his snake-like trunk toward
the Swede, who shrank still deeper into his hammock.
The sensitive member felt and smelled back and forth along
the body of the terrified Malbihn. Tantor uttered a low,
rumbling sound. His little eyes blazed. At last he had
recognized the creature who had killed his mate long
The Son of Tarzan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: please--and my sister said you was to be sure to give me jest as
good a cut as if it was her," she added with child-like candour.
"Oh, that's all right." The butcher picked up his weapon with
a grin. "Your sister knows a cut as well as any of us," he
remarked.
In another moment, Ann Eliza reflected, the steak would be cut
and wrapped up, and no choice left her but to turn her disappointed
steps toward home. She was too shy to try to delay the butcher by
such conversational arts as she possessed, but the approach of a
deaf old lady in an antiquated bonnet and mantle gave her her
opportunity.
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