| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Peter Pan by James M. Barrie: positively deafening. To be sure, she did not mind noise, but
she simply would not have them grabbing things, and then excusing
themselves by saying that Tootles had pushed their elbow. There
was a fixed rule that they must never hit back at meals, but
should refer the matter of dispute to Wendy by raising the right
arm politely and saying, "I complain of so-and-so;" but what
usually happened was that they forgot to do this or did it too
much.
"Silence," cried Wendy when for the twentieth time she had told
them that they were not all to speak at once. "Is your mug empty,
Slightly darling?"
Peter Pan |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: Leicester was obliged to give way to court-forms, and with a
grave and formal inclination of the head, he paused until his
rival, a peer of older creation than his own, passed before him.
Sussex returned the reverence with the same formal civility, and
entered the presence-room. Tressilian and Blount offered to
follow him, but were not permitted, the Usher of the Black Rod
alleging in excuse that he had precise orders to look to all
admissions that day. To Raleigh, who stood back on the repulse
of his companions, he said, "You, sir, may enter," and he entered
accordingly.
"Follow me close, Varney," said the Earl of Leicester, who had
Kenilworth |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: over a ridge, and found his way along in the night till he came
to the old trail--the road which they would never have left but
for him and his obstinacy. He unsaddled the weary mare by Sunk
Creek, where the canyon begins, letting her drag a rope and find
pasture and water, while he, lighting no fire to betray him,
crouched close under a tree till the light came. He thought of
the Virginian in the wood. But what could either have done for
the other had he stayed to look for him among the pines? If the
cow-puncher came back to the corner, he would follow Balaam's
tracks or not. They would meet, at any rate, where the creeks
joined.
The Virginian |
