| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Case of the Registered Letter by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: not a case of suicide. This letter was in the handwriting of the
dead man, and read as follows:
Dear Friend:
I appreciate greatly all the kindness shown me by yourself and your
good wife. I have been more successful than I thought possible in
overcoming the obstacles you know of. Therefore, I shall be very
glad to join you day after to-morrow, Sunday, in the proposed
excursion. I will call for you at 8 A.M. - the cab and the
champagne will be my share of the trip. We'll have a jolly day
and drink a glass or two to our plans for the future.
With best greetings for both of you,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: Your brother told me that my antecedents and occupations were against me;
that your family stands, somehow, on a higher level than I do.
That is an idea which of course I don't understand and don't accept.
But you don't care anything about that. I can assure you
that I am a very solid fellow, and that if I give my mind
to it I can arrange things so that in a very few years I shall
not need to waste time in explaining who I am and what I am.
You will decide for yourself whether you like me or not.
What there is you see before you. I honestly believe I have
no hidden vices or nasty tricks. I am kind, kind, kind!
Everything that a man can give a woman I will give you.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: autumn roads, a pair of beautifully matched sorrel horses.
Clifford's vision of the coming years was very simple;
its most definite features were this element of familiar
matrimony and the duplication of his resources for trotting.
He had not yet asked his cousin to marry him;
but he meant to do so as soon as he had taken his degree.
Lizzie was serenely conscious of his intention,
and she had made up her mind that he would improve.
Her brother, who was very fond of this light, quick, competent
little Lizzie, saw on his side no reason to interpose.
It seemed to him a graceful social law that Clifford and his
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