| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Adam Bede by George Eliot: house, for she's like the driven snow: anybody might sin for two
as had her at their elbow."
"Dinah," said Tommy, running forward to meet her, "mother says
you'll never marry anybody but a Methodist cripple. What a silly
you must be!" a comment which Tommy followed up by seizing Dinah
with both arms, and dancing along by her side with incommodious
fondness.
"Why, Adam, we missed you i' the singing to-day," said Mr. Poyser.
"How was it?"
"I wanted to see Dinah--she's going away so soon," said Adam.
"Ah, lad! Can you persuade her to stop somehow? Find her a good
Adam Bede |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: silence took charge of the dredged channel.
Orde and his men now returned to the jam where, on the pile-driver,
the tugs, and the booms, they set methodically to strengthening the
defences as well as they were able.
"She's holding strong and dandy," said Orde to Tom North, examining
critically the clumps of piles. "That channel helps a lot in more
ways than one. It takes an awful lot of water out of the river. As
long as those fellows keep the logs moving, I really believe we're
all right."
But shortly the water began to rise again, this time fairly by
leaps. In immediate response the jam increased its pressure. For
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy: and hindering the play.
Mr. Swancourt was sitting with his eyes fixed on the board, but
apparently thinking of other things. Half to himself he said,
pending the move of Elfride:
'"Quae finis aut quod me manet stipendium?"'
Stephen replied instantly:
'"Effare: jussas cum fide poenas luam."'
'Excellent--prompt--gratifying!' said Mr. Swancourt with feeling,
bringing down his hand upon the table, and making three pawns and
a knight dance over their borders by the shaking. 'I was musing
on those words as applicable to a strange course I am steering--
A Pair of Blue Eyes |
