| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Love and Friendship by Jane Austen: Louisa was naturally ill-tempered and Cunning; but she had been
taught to disguise her real Disposition, under the appearance of
insinuating Sweetness, by a father who but too well knew, that to
be married, would be the only chance she would have of not being
starved, and who flattered himself that with such an extroidinary
share of personal beauty, joined to a gentleness of Manners, and
an engaging address, she might stand a good chance of pleasing
some young Man who might afford to marry a girl without a
Shilling. Louisa perfectly entered into her father's schemes and
was determined to forward them with all her care and attention.
By dint of Perseverance and Application, she had at length so
Love and Friendship |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Man of Business by Honore de Balzac: my relations in horror. They are peasants born to work in the fields.
Just imagine it, I came up from the country with six francs in my
pocket, and made my fortune here. I am not proud. A pretty woman is my
equal. Now would it not be nicer to be Mme. Croizeau for some years to
come than to do a Count's pleasure for a twelvemonth? He will go off
and leave you some time or other; and when that day comes, you will
think of me . . . your servant, my pretty lady!'
"All this was simmering below the surface. The slightest approach at
love-making was made quite on the sly. Not a soul suspected that the
trim little old fogy was smitten with Antonia; and so prudent was the
elderly lover, that no rival could have guessed anything from his
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: knew that the general slope of the forest led down to the open country.
This put an entirely different light upon the matter. I still had some
fears that I might not soon find Dick Leslie, but these I dismissed for the
present, at least. A suitable place to camp for the night must be found. I
led the mustang down into the hollows, keeping my eye sharp for grass.
Presently I came to a place that was wet and soggy at the bottom, and,
following this up for quite a way, I found plenty of grass and a pool of
clear water.
Often as I had made camp back in the woods of Pennsylvania, the doing of it
now was new. For this was not play; it was the real thing, and it made the
old camping seem tame. I took the saddle off Hal and tied him with my
The Young Forester |
