| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs: without the girl having the slightest conception of her
father's plans.
Here they spent nearly a month, during which time
Professor Maxon was daily engaged in interviewing
officials, English residents and a motley horde of
Malays and Chinamen.
Virginia met socially several of the men with whom her
father was engaged but it was only at the last moment
that one of them let drop a hint of the purpose of the
month's activity. When Virginia was present the
conversation seemed always deftly guided from the
The Monster Men |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: were stout fellows enough, no doubt, in a fair fight: but they had
no stomach to be hanged in a row at Launceston Castle, after a
preliminary running through the body by that redoubted admiral and
most unpeaceful justice of the peace.
"And now, my dear Mr. Leigh," said Sir Richard, as blandly as ever,
"where are my men? The night is cold; and you, as well as I, need
to be in our beds."
"The men, Sir Richard--the Jesuits--they are not here, indeed."
"Not here, sir?"
"On the word of a gentleman, they left my house an hour ago.
Believe me, sir, they did. I will swear to you if you need."
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