| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Travels with a Donkey in the Cevenne by Robert Louis Stevenson: He was a mild, handsome, sensible, friendly old man, astonishingly
ignorant. His wife, who was not so pleasant in her manners, knew
how to read, although I do not suppose she ever did so. She had a
share of brains and spoke with a cutting emphasis, like one who
ruled the roast.
'My man knows nothing,' she said, with an angry nod; 'he is like
the beasts.'
And the old gentleman signified acquiescence with his head. There
was no contempt on her part, and no shame on his; the facts were
accepted loyally, and no more about the matter.
I was tightly cross-examined about my journey; and the lady
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson:
Treasure Island |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart: a coincidence, but it's curious - her name is Sullivan."
"What did I tell you?" I said, sitting up suddenly in bed. "She's
probably a sister of that scoundrel in lower seven, and she was
afraid of what he might do."
"Well, I'll go there some day soon. She's not conscious yet. In
the meantime, the only thing I can do is to keep an eye, through a
detective, on the people who try to approach Bronson. We'll have
the case continued, anyhow, in the hope that the stolen notes will
sooner or later turn up."
"Confound this arm," I said, paying for my energy with some
excruciating throbs. "There's so much to be looked after, and here
The Man in Lower Ten |
