| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from When a Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart: lovely; it's a charade!"
And Anne guessed "kitchen" at once. "Kit, you know, and the pans
and--all that," she said vaguely. At that they all took to
guessing! And I sat still, until Mr. Harbison saw the storm in my
eyes and came over to me.
"Have you hurt your ankle?" he said in an undertone. "Let me help
you up."
"I am not hurt," I said coldly, "and even if I were, it would be
unnecessary to trouble you."
"I can not help being troubled," he returned, just as evenly.
"'You see, it makes me ill for days if my car runs over a dog.'"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: Lefferts at his elbow, pulling an imperturbable moustache
and affecting not to glance at the message.
"Hallo, Newland: thought I'd catch you here. I've
just heard of old Mrs. Mingott's stroke; and as I was
on my way to the house I saw you turning down this
street and nipped after you. I suppose you've come
from there?"
Archer nodded, and pushed his telegram under the
lattice.
"Very bad, eh?" Lefferts continued. "Wiring to the
family, I suppose. I gather it IS bad, if you're including
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from 1492 by Mary Johntson: ``He will go as he is to the Queen and Spain and the
world,'' said Juan Lepe.
``That is enough for me,'' answered the Adelantado. ``I
do not go down to-night a freed body while he goes down a
chained.--Farewell, senor! I think I hear your sailors
calling.''
Villejo hesitated. ``Let them have their will, senor,''
said Juan Lepe. ``Their will is as good as ours.''
Don Bartholomew turned to me. ``How fares my brother,
Doctor? Is he ill?''
``He is better. Because he was ill I was let to come with
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