| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie: They looked at each other in stupefaction. Julius spoke first:
"You didn't send it?"
"Of course not. What does it mean?"
"I guess it means the worst," said Julius quietly. "They've got
her."
"WHAT?"
"Sure thing! They signed your name, and she fell into the trap
like a lamb."
"My God! What shall we do?"
"Get busy, and go after her! Right now! There's no time to
waste. It's almighty luck that she didn't take the wire with her.
Secret Adversary |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad: do something. The old man's game could not be kept
up for many days more.
"I may yet lose my life at this fooling--let alone my
chance," Sterne mumbled angrily to himself, after the
stooping back of the chief engineer had disappeared
round the corner of the skylight. Yes, no doubt--he
thought; but to blurt out his knowledge would not ad-
vance his prospects. On the contrary, it would blast
them utterly as likely as not. He dreaded another
failure. He had a vague consciousness of not being
much liked by his fellows in this part of the world; inex-
End of the Tether |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw: along: youre wanted.
[Mrs Warren appears on the threshold, and is immediately
transfixed, recognizing the clergyman.]
VIVIE [continuing] Let me introduce--
MRS WARREN [swooping on the Reverend Samuel] Why it's Sam
Gardner, gone into the Church! Well, I never! Dont you know us,
Sam? This is George Crofts, as large as life and twice as
natural. Dont you remember me?
REV. S. [very red] I really--er--
MRS WARREN. Of course you do. Why, I have a whole album of your
letters still: I came across them only the other day.
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