| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Iliad by Homer: own high-handed doings? Do not hide anything from me but tell me
that both of us may know about it."
Then, O knight Patroclus, with a deep sigh you answered,
"Achilles, son of Peleus, foremost champion of the Achaeans, do
not be angry, but I weep for the disaster that has now befallen
the Argives. All those who have been their champions so far are
lying at the ships, wounded by sword or spear. Brave Diomed son
of Tydeus has been hit with a spear, while famed Ulysses and
Agamemnon have received sword-wounds; Eurypylus again has been
struck with an arrow in the thigh; skilled apothecaries are
attending to these heroes, and healing them of their wounds; are
The Iliad |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: toward the front door of the apartment. Ferguson, intent on
studying the "L" of the building as seen from the window, was
hardly conscious of his departure, and some seconds elapsed before
he turned toward the door. As he gained it, he saw a dark shape
dart down the hall. With a bound Ferguson started in pursuit, and
the next second grappled with the flying man just as the electric
lights went out and they were plunged in darkness.
Suddenly Kent's voice echoed down the hall. "Come here quick,
Ferguson!"
There was a note of urgency about his appeal, and Ferguson straining
his muscles until the blood pounded in his temples, threw the
The Red Seal |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol: "Come, come! That is not very civil of you. Why should I have been
lying?"
"Because I know you, and know that you are a regular skinflint. I say
that in all friendship. If I possessed any power over you I should
hang you to the nearest tree."
This remark hurt Chichikov, for at any time he disliked expressions
gross or offensive to decency, and never allowed any one--no, not even
persons of the highest rank--to behave towards him with an undue
measure of familiarity. Consequently his sense of umbrage on the
present occasion was unbounded.
"By God, I WOULD hang you!" repeated Nozdrev. "I say this frankly,
Dead Souls |
