| The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: gravel and the champ of bits and the sound of more than two pairs of
hoofs. She caught a glimpse of Mr. Wilding and Mr. Trenchard.
She felt the colour flying from her cheeks; again her heart fluttered
in her throat, and it was in vain that with her hand she sought to
repress the heaving of her breast. She was afraid; her every instinct
bade her slip through the window at which she stood and run from Zoyland
Chase. And then she thought of Richard and his danger, and she seemed
to gather courage from the reflection of her purpose in this house.
Men's voices reached her - a laugh, the harsh cawing of Nick Trenchard.
"A lady!" she heard him cry. "`Od's heart, Tony! Is this a time for
trafficking with doxies?" She crimsoned an instant at the coarse word
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Master Key by L. Frank Baum: 9. The Second Journey
By this time you will have gained a fair idea of Rob's character. He
is, in truth, a typical American boy, possessing an average
intelligence not yet regulated by the balance-wheel of experience.
The mysteries of electricity were so attractive to his eager nature
that he had devoted considerable time and some study to electrical
experiment; but his study was the superficial kind that seeks to
master only such details as may be required at the moment. Moreover,
he was full of boyish recklessness and irresponsibility and therefore
difficult to impress with the dignity of science and the gravity of
human existence. Life, to him, was a great theater wherein he saw
The Master Key |
