| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: aught else than deadly hatred between thern and First Born. And
what think you of the ridiculous matter of the light? `Let the
light shine with the intensity of three radium units for fifty
tals, and for one xat let it shine with the intensity of one radium
unit, and then for twenty-five tals with nine units.' Those were
his very words, and to think that wise old Matai Shang should
listen to such foolishness."
"Indeed, it is silly," replied Lakor. "It will open nothing
other than the way to a quick death for us all. He had to make
some answer when Matai Shang asked him flatly what he should do
The Warlord of Mars |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that
D'Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could
never cease to interest the ape-man. Here is the letter:
MY DEAR JEAN:
Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a
matter of business. I was there but three days. The very first
day I came upon an old friend of yours--quite unexpectedly--in
Henrietta Street. Now you never in the world would guess whom.
None other than Mr. Samuel T. Philander. But it is true.
I can see your look of incredulity. Nor is this all.
He insisted that I return to the hotel with him, and there
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: Jonah, who was deep in The Sportsman.
"Who's Buckingham in love with, Jonah"
"Down and four to play. What?" said that worthy.
"Oh, Buckingham? He's hanging round the Queen mostly, I think,
but he's got two or three other irons in the fire."
"I will play Hurl- Buckingham," said I.
When Berry had finished, I reminded him that he had suggested the
part, and that my mind was made up.
After a lengthy argument, in the course of which Berry drew a
stage on the table-cloth to show why it was I couldn't act;
"Oh, well, I suppose he'd better play it," said Daphne: "but I
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