| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Don Marquis: "Writer's cramp? Is it so?" mused McCarthy. "Newspapers is great
things, ain't they now? And so's writin' and readin'. Gr-r-reat
things! But if ye'll take my advise, Mr. Cleggett, ye'll kape
that writin' and readin' within bounds. Too much av thim rots
the brains."
"I'll remember that," said Cleggett. And he playfully jabbed the
officer again as he turned away.
"G'wan wid ye!" protested McCarthy. "Ye're soused! The scent av
it's in the air. If I'm compilled to run yez in f'r assaultin'
an officer ye'll get the cramps out av thim wrists breakin'
stone, maybe. Cr-r-r-amps, indade!"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart: too, perhaps - must have come back, discovered my error, and taken
advantage of it to further his escape."
The inquisitive man looked at me from between narrowed eyelids,
ferret-like.
"Did any one on the train suspect you of having valuable papers?"
he inquired. The crowd was listening intently.
"No one," I answered promptly and positively. The doctor was
investigating the murdered man's effects. The pockets of his
trousers contained the usual miscellany of keys and small change,
while in his hip pocket was found a small pearl-handled revolver
of the type women usually keep around. A gold watch with a Masonic
The Man in Lower Ten |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: resurged when he saw a limp white form in Jim Lash's arms. Ladd
was supporting a horseman who wore a military uniform.
Gale shouted with joy and ran into the house to tell the good news.
It was the ever-thoughtful Mrs. Belding who prevented him from
rushing in to tell Mercedes. Then he hurried out into the yard,
closely followed by the Beldings.
Lash handed down a ragged, travel-stained, wan girl into Belding's
arms.
"Dad! Mama!"
It was indeed a repentant Nell, but there was spirit yet in the
tired blue eyes. Then she caught sight of Gale and gave him a
Desert Gold |
