| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas: that he did not perfectly comprehend all that was said.
"`Poor little seed of a king,' said I to myself, and really
I was affected, Planchet, which leads me to think I am
entering upon a foolish business. And that is why I wished
to consult you, my friend."
Planchet colored with pleasure and pride.
"`Poor little seed of a king! I will pick you up and cast
you into good ground.'"
"Good God!" said Planchet, looking earnestly at his old
master, as if in doubt as to the state of his reason.
"Well, what is it?" said D'Artagnan; "who hurts you?"
Ten Years Later |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: It was so respectfully easy.
But, oh, how I felt that at present I must pick my own phrases!
I remember that, to gain time, I tried to laugh, and I seemed to see in
the beautiful face with which he watched me how ugly and queer I looked.
"And always with the same lady?" I returned.
He neither blanched nor winked. The whole thing was virtually out
between us. "Ah, of course, she's a jolly, `perfect' lady; but, after all,
I'm a fellow, don't you see? that's--well, getting on."
I lingered there with him an instant ever so kindly.
"Yes, you're getting on." Oh, but I felt helpless!
I have kept to this day the heartbreaking little idea
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: beaten on the tape by a cochin china, had borne violently down
upon the booth and upset it, with wicked grunts of satisfaction.
"Hurt, dear?" said I.
"No."
As she slipped her mask into place, Berry put his head in at the
mouth of the booth. Maskless, noseless, I looked at him. Slowly
his astonished features relaxed in a grin.
"So!" he said softly. "I might have known."
CHAPTER II
CLOTHES AND THE MAN
"This," said Berry, "is all right. By which I mean- "
The Brother of Daphne |
