| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The White Moll by Frank L. Packard: attached to the house, though it opens on the side street."
She held Out her hand.
The Sparrow fished in his pocket, and extended the key without
hesitation.
"It's for the small door, of course," he explained.
"You haven't got a flashlight, I suppose?" she smiled.
"Sure! There's plenty of 'em! Each car's got one with its tools
under the back seat."
She nodded.
"And now, the library," she said. "What part of the house is it
in? How is it situated?"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen: the street. There was a bamboo table by his side, a fantastic
thing, enriched with gilding and queer painted scenes, and on it
lay a little pile of papers arranged and docketed as neatly as
anything in Mr. Clarke's office.
"Well, Villiers, have you made any discoveries in the
last three weeks?"
"I think so; I have here one or two memoranda which
struck me as singular, and there is a statement to which I
shall call your attention."
"And these documents relate to Mrs. Beaumont? It was
really Crashaw whom you saw that night standing on the doorstep
The Great God Pan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Two Poets by Honore de Balzac: could not afford to build above the shed. His mother-in-law must wait
awhile for the home he had meant to make for her. There is nothing
more keenly painful to a generous nature than a failure to keep such
promises as these; it is like mortification to the little vanities of
affection, as they may be styled. David sedulously hid his
embarrassment to spare Lucien; he was afraid that Lucien might be
overwhelmed by the sacrifices made for his sake.
"Eve and her girl friends have been working very hard, too," said Mme.
Chardon. "The wedding clothes and the house linen are all ready. The
girls are so fond of her, that, without letting her know about it,
they have covered the mattresses with white twill and a rose-colored
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