| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson: time. That sort of recoil is a little dangerous, as I
sometimes feel, do you know?"
"And you show it," said Hope, ardently, "by fresh sacrifices!
How much trouble you have taken about Emilia! Some time, when
you are willing, you shall tell me all about it. You always
seemed to me a magician, but I did not think that even you
could restore her to sense and wisdom so soon."
Malbone was just then very busy putting the boat about; but
when he had it on the other tack, he said, "How do you like
her?"
"Philip," said Hope, her eyes filling with tears, "I wonder if
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: instance, which curiosity leads one to examine in spite of the
aversion it raises. The poor thing couldn't bear that; she grew
white and red in rapid succession, and, while tears beaded her
lashes, bent the strength of her small fingers to loosen the firm
clutch of Catherine; and perceiving that as fast as she raised one
finger off her arm another closed down, and she could not remove
the whole together, she began to make use of her nails; and their
sharpness presently ornamented the detainer's with crescents of
red.
'There's a tigress!' exclaimed Mrs. Linton, setting her free, and
shaking her hand with pain. 'Begone, for God's sake, and hide your
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad: than a thief and a murderer at heart. And do you
think he's any different now because he's dead?
Not he! His carcass lies a hundred fathom under,
but he's just the same . . . in latitude 8 d 20'
north."
He snorted defiantly. I noted with weary resig-
nation that the breeze had got lighter while he
raved. He was at it again.
"I ought to have thrown the beggar out of the
ship over the rail like a dog. It was only on ac-
count of the men. . . . Fancy having to read the
The Shadow Line |
