| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey: dropped the great gun-man then!...Wal, the rustler stood at the
bar fer a long time, en' he was seein' things far off, too; then
he come to an' roared fer whisky, an' gulped a drink thet was big
enough to drown me."
"Is Oldring here now?" whispered Venters. He could not speak
above a whisper. Judkins's story had been meaningless to him.
"He's at Snell's yet. Bern, I hevn't told you yet thet the
rustlers hev been raisin' hell. They shot up Stone Bridge an'
Glaze, an' fer three days they've been here drinkin' an' gamblin'
an' throwin' of gold. These rustlers hev a pile of gold. If it
was gold dust or nugget gold I'd hev reason to think, but it's
Riders of the Purple Sage |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Pupil by Henry James: CHAPTER V
But it was during the ensuing time that the real problem came up -
the problem of how far it was excusable to discuss the turpitude of
parents with a child of twelve, of thirteen, of fourteen.
Absolutely inexcusable and quite impossible it of course at first
appeared; and indeed the question didn't press for some time after
Pemberton had received his three hundred francs. They produced a
temporary lull, a relief from the sharpest pressure. The young man
frugally amended his wardrobe and even had a few francs in his
pocket. He thought the Moreens looked at him as if he were almost
too smart, as if they ought to take care not to spoil him. If Mr.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale: The Coin
The Voice
III
Day and Night
Compensation
I Remembered
"Oh You Are Coming"
The Return
Gray Eyes
The Net
The Mystery
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