| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Child of Storm by H. Rider Haggard: with me I will make you general of a whole division of the King's army,
since henceforth I shall have a voice in affairs."
"You are mistaken, O Son of Panda," I answered; "the splendour of the
Amawombe's great stand against a multitude is on the name of Maputa, the
King's councillor and the induna of the Black One [Chaka], who is gone.
He lies yonder in his glory," and I pointed to Maputa's pierced body.
"I did but fight as a soldier in his ranks."
"Oh, yes, we know that, we know all that, Macumazahn; and Maputa was a
clever monkey in his way, but we know also that you taught him how to
jump. Well, he is dead, and nearly all the Amawombe are dead, and of my
three regiments but a handful is left; the vultures have the rest of
Child of Storm |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte: to thaw the ice between them; and you are the very one we should
both of us choose. Heathcliff, I'm proud to show you, at last,
somebody that dotes on you more than myself. I expect you to feel
flattered. Nay, it's not Nelly; don't look at her! My poor little
sister-in-law is breaking her heart by mere contemplation of your
physical and moral beauty. It lies in your own power to be Edgar's
brother! No, no, Isabella, you sha'n't run off,' she continued,
arresting, with feigned playfulness, the confounded girl, who had
risen indignantly. 'We were quarrelling like cats about you,
Heathcliff; and I was fairly beaten in protestations of devotion
and admiration: and, moreover, I was informed that if I would but
Wuthering Heights |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Sportsman by Xenophon: mountains rather than the lower type of hills which characterise the
islands.[38] Again, sportsmen seldom visit the desert islands, and as
to those which are inhabited, the population is but thinly scattered
and the folk themselves not addicted to the chase; while in the case
of the sacred islands,[39] the importation of dogs is not allowed. If,
then, we consider what a small proportion of hares existent at the
moment will be hunted down and again the steady increase of the stock
through reproduction, the enormous numbers will not be surprising.[40]
[35] {epiperknoi}. Cf. Pollux, v. 67 foll., "mottled with black."
Blane.
[36] Reading {paraseiron}, perhaps "mottled"; vulg. {paraseron}. Al.
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