| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Rezanov by Gertrude Atherton: now? Remember that you have been in this busi-
ness for sixteen years, and I one--"
"How many measures of corn did you say you
had brought, Excellency?"
"Two hundred and ninety-four," replied Reza-
nov proudly.
"A provision that exceeds my most sanguine
hopes. The only thing that mitigates my satisfac-
tion is that there is not a mill in the settlement to
grind it."
Rezanov sprang to his feet with a violent ex-
Rezanov |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte: longed to show my friends that, even now, I was competent to
undertake the charge, and able to acquit myself honourably to the
end; and if ever I felt it degrading to submit so quietly, or
intolerable to toil so constantly, I would turn towards my home,
and say within myself -
They may crush, but they shall not subdue me!
'Tis of thee that I think, not of them.
About Christmas I was allowed to visit home; but my holiday was
only of a fortnight's duration: 'For,' said Mrs. Bloomfield, 'I
thought, as you had seen your friends so lately, you would not care
for a longer stay.' I left her to think so still: but she little
Agnes Grey |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum: saw it recorded in the magic Record Book of
the Sorceress Glinda, in the Land of Oz. So
now I'm trying to find him."
"Where was he lost?" asked the girl
sympathetically.
"Back in Colorado, where I used to live before I
went to Oz. Brother was a miner, and dug gold out
of a mine. One day he went into his mine and never
came out. They searched for him, but he was not
there. Disappeared entirely," Shaggy ended
miserably.
Tik-Tok of Oz |
