| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: tables before the cafes were filled. Nearly everyone spoke
of the great war and of the peril which menaced Lutha.
Upon many a lip was open disgust at the supine attitude
of Leopold of Lutha in the face of an Austrian invasion of
his country. Discontent was open. It was ripening to some-
thing worse for Leopold than an Austrian invasion.
Presently a sergeant of the Royal Horse Guards cantered
down the street from the palace. He stopped here and there,
and, dismounting, tacked placards in conspicuous places. At
the notice, and in each instance cheers and shouting fol-
lowed the sergeant as he rode on to the next stop.
The Mad King |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Oakdale Affair by Edgar Rice Burroughs: descent into the ravine, or, to be more explicit, the small
valley, where stood the crumbling house of Squibbs. The
purr of a rapidly moving motor rose above the rain, the
light rose, fell, swerved to the right and to the left.
"Someone must be in a hurry," commented Bridge.
"I suppose it is James, anxious to find you and ex-
plain his absence," suggested The Oskaloosa Kid. They
both laughed.
"Gad!" cried Bridge, as the car topped the hill and
plunged downward toward them, "I'd hate to ride be-
hind that fellow on a night like this, and over a dirt
The Oakdale Affair |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott: it does not very much signify: he had gallows written on his brow
in the hour of his birth; but I should not like to discredit my
parentage by coming to such an end in another man's cause."
"Gentlemen," said the Master of Ravenswood, "I am sorry if I
have occasioned you any inconvenience, but I must claim the right
of judging what is best for my own affairs, without rendering
explanations to any one. I have altered my mind, and do not
design to leave the country this season."
"Not to leave the country, Master!" exclaimed Craigengelt. "Not
to go over, after all the trouble and expense I have
incurred--after all the risk of discovery, and the expense of
The Bride of Lammermoor |
