| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield: 12. THE STRANGER
It seemed to the little crowd on the wharf that she was never going to move
again. There she lay, immense, motionless on the grey crinkled water, a
loop of smoke above her, an immense flock of gulls screaming and diving
after the galley droppings at the stern. You could just see little couples
parading--little flies walking up and down the dish on the grey crinkled
tablecloth. Other flies clustered and swarmed at the edge. Now there was
a gleam of white on the lower deck--the cook's apron or the stewardess
perhaps. Now a tiny black spider raced up the ladder on to the bridge.
In the front of the crowd a strong-looking, middle-aged man, dressed very
well, very snugly in a grey overcoat, grey silk scarf, thick gloves and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber: into figures.
"You don't sound particularly enthusiastic," Fenger said,
when they had finished, "considering that you've
accomplished what you set out to do."
"That's just it," quickly. "I like the uncertainty. It was
interesting to deal directly with those people, to stack
one's arguments, and personality, and mentality and power
over theirs, until they had to give way. But after that!
Well, you can't expect me to be vitally interested in gross
lots, and carloads and dating."
"It's part of business."
Fanny Herself |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw: "They don't think so. You have proved the contrary."
"Jane," said Sir Charles pettishly, "do you know this gentleman?"
"I should think I do," said Lady Brandon emphatically.
Trefusis bowed as if he had just been formally introduced to the
baronet, who, against his will, returned the salutation stiffly,
unable to ignore an older, firmer, and quicker man under the
circumstances.
"This seems an unneighborly business, Sir Charles," said
Trefusis, quite at his ease; " but as it is a public question, it
need not prejudice our private relations. At least I hope not."
Sir Charles bowed again, more stiffly than before.
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