| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Elizabeth and her German Garden by Marie Annette Beauchamp: Everybody here knows everything that happens before the day is over,
and what we have for dinner is of far greater general interest
than the most astounding political earthquake. They have a pretty,
roomy cottage, and a good bit of ground adjoining the churchyard.
His predecessor used to hang out his washing on the tombstones to dry,
but then he was a person entirely lost to all sense of decency,
and had finally to be removed, preaching a farewell sermon
of a most vituperative description, and hurling invective at
the Man of Wrath, who sat up in his box drinking in every word
and enjoying himself thoroughly. The Man of Wrath likes novelty,
and such a sermon had never been heard before. <127> It is spoken
Elizabeth and her German Garden |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: Mrs. Brewster's eyes opened at the question. "Quite well," she
replied, and prompted by her curiosity added: "What made you think
him ill?"
"I stopped at Dr. Stone's office on the way down town, and his boy
told me the doctor had been sent for by Colonel McIntyre," Clymer
explained. "I hope neither of the twins is ill."
"No. Colonel McIntyre sent for Dr. Stone to attend Grimes -"
"The butler! Too bad he is ill; Grimes is an institution in the
McIntyre household." Clymer spoke with sincere regret, and Mrs.
Brewster eyed him approvingly; she liked good-looking men of his
stamp. "Come in, McDonald," as the bank teller appeared. "You
The Red Seal |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Sportsman by Xenophon: be on the move.
[23] "When the ground teems with vegetation."
[24] Or, "they frequent cultivated lands," etc.
The fecundity of the hare is extraordinary. The female, having
produced one litter, is on the point of producing a second when she is
already impregnated for a third.[25]
[25] Re hyper-foetation cf. Pollux, v. 73, ap. Schneid.; Herod. iii.
108; Aristot. "H. A." iv. 5; Erastosthenes, "Catasterism," 34;
Aelian, "V. H." ii. 12; Plin. "N. H." vii. 55.
The scent of the leveret lies stronger[26] than that of the grown
animal. While the limbs are still soft and supple they trail full
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