| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: the worst of men believe themselves always to have right and
justice upon their side, even when they most wish evil to
others."
So spoke the gentle old priest, who looked from his peaceful
haven with dreamy eyes upon the sweat and tussle of the world's
battle. Had he instead been in the thick of the fight, it might
have been harder for him to believe that his enemies ever had
right upon their side.
"But tell me this," said Myles, presently, "dost thou, then,
think that I do evil in seeking to do a battle of life or death
with this wicked Earl of Alban, who hath so ruined my father in
Men of Iron |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf: She reflected in silence for a minute. Then she said:
"I'm afraid right down in my heart that Alfred Perrot _won't_ do.
He's not strong, is he?"
"Perhaps he couldn't cut down a tree," said Hewet. "Have you
never cared for anybody?" he asked.
"I've cared for heaps of people, but not to marry them," she said.
"I suppose I'm too fastidious. All my life I've wanted somebody I
could look up to, somebody great and big and splendid. Most men are
so small."
"What d'you mean by splendid?" Hewet asked. "People are--
nothing more."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy: safely expect to find the person I seek in the dining-room, fair
lady."
"There may be more than one."
"Whoever is there, as the clock strikes one, will be shadowed
by one of my men; of these, one, or perhaps two, or even three, will
leave for France to-morrow. ONE of these will be the `Scarlet
Pimpernel.'"
"Yes?--And?"
"I also, fair lady, will leave for France to-morrow. The
papers found at Dover upon the person of Sir Andrew Ffoulkes speak of
the neighborhood of Calais, of an inn which I know well, called `Le
The Scarlet Pimpernel |
