| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lin McLean by Owen Wister: "Mr. Bishop," the cow-puncher said, "how was that about that fellow you
told about that's in the Bible somewheres?--he come home to his folks,
and they--well there was his father saw him comin'"--He stopped,
embarrassed.
Then the bishop remembered the wide-open eyes, and how he had noticed
them in the church at the agency intently watching him. And, just now,
what were best to say he did not know. He looked at the young man
gravely.
"Have yu' got a Bible?" pursued Lin. "For, excuse me, but I'd like yu' to
read that onced."
So the bishop read, and Lin listened. And all the while this good
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum: Googly-Goo, for I will wed no one at all."
He stopped in dismay when he heard this, but in another
minute he exclaimed angrily:
"You must wed me, Princess Gloria, whether you want to
or not! I paid to have your heart frozen; I also paid the
King to permit our marriage. If you now refuse me it will
mean that I have been robbed -- robbed -- robbed of my
precious money and jewels!"
He almost wept with despair, but she laughed a cold,
bitter laugh and passed on. Googly-Goo caught at her arm,
as if to restrain her, but she whirled and dealt him a
The Scarecrow of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Mansfield Park by Jane Austen: and they should soon be what mother and daughter ought
to be to each other.
William was almost as happy in the plan as his sister.
It would be the greatest pleasure to him to have her there
to the last moment before he sailed, and perhaps find
her there still when he came in from his first cruise.
And besides, he wanted her so very much to see the Thrush
before she went out of harbour--the Thrush was certainly
the finest sloop in the service--and there were several
improvements in the dockyard, too, which he quite longed to
shew her.
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