| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: final gesture of acknowledgment, she held out her hand to him.
"And I have always wanted," she said, "to thank you for what you
did at the river."
He took her hand, and his heart bounded. "You're a gentleman!" he
exclaimed.
It was now her turn to be overcome with merriment. "I've always
wanted to be a man," she said.
"I am mighty glad you ain't," said he, looking at her.
But Molly had already received enough broadsides for one day. She
could allow no more of them, and she took herself capably in
hand. "Where did you learn to make such pretty speeches?" she
The Virginian |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Marie by H. Rider Haggard: three or four, of whom I was one, were admitted to Dingaan's presence,
the rest remaining at a little distance, where they could see us but
were out of earshot.
Dingaan then produced a paper which had been written by the Reverend Mr.
Owen. This document, which I believe still exists, for it was found
afterwards, was drawn up in legal or semi-legal form, beginning like a
proclamation, "Know all men."
It ceded "the place called Port Natal, together with all the land
annexed--that is to say, from Tugela to the Umzimvubu River westward,
and from the sea to the north"--to the Boers, "for their everlasting
property." At the king's request, as the deed was written in English by
Marie |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: opponent. Fenayrou was free. He struck again with the hammer.
Aubert fell, and for some ten minutes Fenayrou stood over the
battered and bleeding man abusing and insulting him, exulting in
his vengeance. Then he stabbed him twice with the sword-stick,
and so ended the business.
The murderers had to wait till past eleven to get rid of the
body, as the streets were full of holiday-makers. When all was
quiet they put it into the goat chaise, wrapped round with the
gas-piping, and wheeled it on to the Chatou bridge. To prevent
noise they let the body down by a rope into the water. It was
heavier than they thought, and fell with a loud splash into the
A Book of Remarkable Criminals |
