| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Herland by Charlotte Gilman: solitary confinement maybe--but nothing of the kind happened.
They treated us as truants only, and as if they quite understood
our truancy.
Back we went, not under an anesthetic this time but skimming
along in electric motors enough like ours to be quite recognizable,
each of us in a separate vehicle with one able-bodied lady on either
side and three facing him.
They were all pleasant enough, and talked to us as much as
was possible with our limited powers. And though Terry was keenly
mortified, and at first we all rather dreaded harsh treatment, I
for one soon began to feel a sort of pleasant confidence and to
Herland |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lucile by Owen Meredith: I half think I know the girl better than you.
She has courage enough--and to spare. She cares less
Than most women for luxury, nonsense, and dress.
ALFRED.
The fault has been mine.
JOHN.
Be it yours to repair it:
If you did not avert, you may help her to bear t.
ALFRED.
I might have averted.
JOHN.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The White Moll by Frank L. Packard: still a little the worse for it - as perhaps you know, Danglar?"
"You damned traitor!" Danglar burst out wildly. "I - I -"
"Quite so!" said the Adventurer smoothly. "But we'll get to that
in a minute. Do you mind if I inflict a little story on you? I
promise you it won't take long. It's a little personal history
which I think will be interesting to you both; but, in any case,
as my hosts, I am sure you will be polite enough to listen. It
concerns the murder of a man named Deemer; but in order that you
may understand my interest in the matter, I must go back quite a
little further. Perhaps I even ought to introduce myself. My name,
my real name, you know, is David Holt. My father was in the American
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