| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Don Marquis: "Only a ghost or an insect could leave this hold otherwise than
by the hatchway, to all appearances," said Wilton Barnstable.
"Logan Black is not a ghost," said Barton Ward firmly.
"Logan Black is not an insect," said Watson Bard with conviction.
"Then," said Barnstable, "that eliminates the supernatural and
the--the----"
"The entomological?" suggested Cleggett.
The three detectives stared at him fixedly for a moment, as if
surprised at the interruption. But if they were miffed they were
too dignified to do more than hint it. Barnstable continued:
"There is no such thing as magic."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer: he turned to our visitor--"I shall be with you this evening
not later than twelve o'clock."
Weymouth appeared to be greatly relieved. I asked him
to wait whilst I prepared a drought for the patient.
When he was gone:
"What do you think this knocking means, Smith?" I asked.
He tapped out his pipe on the side of the grate and began with nervous
energy to refill it again from the dilapidated pouch.
"I dare not tell you what I hope, Petrie," he replied--
"nor what I fear."
CHAPTER XXIX
The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: there fight, and so purty soon he is hoping both ways
by spells. And the fight all going on without a
word spoken.
But finally the nurse begins fur to cry. Not be-
cause she is sure it is dead. But because she is sure
it is coming back. Which it does, slow.
"'But I have told HER that it is dead,'" says Colonel
Tom, jerking his head toward the other room where
Miss Lucy is lying. He speaks in a low voice and
closes the door when he speaks. Fur it looks now
like it was getting strong enough so it might even
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