| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Lesson of the Master by Henry James: edges toward us shyly. Does he mean that she saved him by burning
that book?"
"That book? what book did she burn?" The girl quickly turned her
face to him.
"Hasn't he told you then?"
"Not a word."
"Then he doesn't tell you everything!" Paul had guessed that she
pretty much supposed he did. The great man had now resumed his
course and come nearer; in spite of which his more qualified
admirer risked a profane observation: "St. George and the Dragon
is what the anecdote suggests!"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass: universal liberty!--fortunate for the land of his birth,
which he has already done so much to save and bless!
--fortunate for a large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances, whose sympathy and affection he has strongly
secured by the many sufferings he has endured, by
his virtuous traits of character, by his ever-abiding
remembrance of those who are in bonds, as being
bound with them!--fortunate for the multitudes, in
various parts of our republic, whose minds he has
enlightened on the subject of slavery, and who have
been melted to tears by his pathos, or roused to
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: trace the lost in distant places, left her benumbed and helpless.
At last there floated up from some depth of troubled memory
the name of the firm of St. Louis jewellers by whom Mr. Ramy was
employed. After much hesitation, and considerable effort, she
addressed to them a timid request for news of her brother-in-law;
and sooner than she could have hoped the answer reached her.
"DEAR MADAM,
"In reply to yours of the 29th ult. we beg to state the party
you refer to was discharged from our employ a month ago. We are
sorry we are unable to furnish you wish his address.
"Yours Respectfully,
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