04 / Between the lines
Open a book at a moment between two people. Read the exchange, meet the voices, keep the passage.
6 cards
THE READING ROOM“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”
Alice asks the Cheshire Cat for directions. Speaker labels replace narrative tags in this exchange.
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“But I don’t want to go among mad people.”
“Oh, you can’t help that; we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”
The Cat responds when Alice hesitates to visit the Hatter or the March Hare. Speaker labels replace narrative tags; punctuation is joined across the Cat’s speech.
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“And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody.”
“And yours is wilfully to misunderstand them.”
Elizabeth and Darcy spar over one another’s faults at Netherfield. Speaker labels replace narrative tags.
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“Such as vanity and pride.”
“Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride—where there is a real superiority of mind—pride will be always under good regulation.”
Darcy distinguishes pride from vanity during a conversation about ridicule. Speaker labels replace narrative tags.
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“Do you think, if I go to the Emerald City with you, that Oz would give me some brains?”
“I cannot tell, but you may come with me, if you like. If Oz will not give you any brains you will be no worse off than you are now.”
The Scarecrow considers joining Dorothy on her journey. Speaker labels replace narrative tags; interrupted speech is joined.
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“Might I, might I have a bit of earth?”
“Earth! What do you mean?”
“To plant seeds in—to make things grow—to see them come alive.”
Mary asks her guardian for a patch of ground to cultivate. Speaker labels replace narrative tags; interrupted speech is joined and punctuation adjusted.
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