| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart: pension etiquette for you to go over to your room and let me say
it there?"
Harmony smiled above the flannel.
"Could you call it through the door?"
"Hardly."
"Fiddlesticks!" said Dr. Gates, rising. "I'll go over, of course,
but not for long. There's no fire."
With her hand on the knob, however, Harmony interfered.
"Please!" she implored. "I am not dressed and I'd rather not."
She turned to Peter. "You can say it before her, can't you?
She--I have told her all about things."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne: have these some day.
Book and news dealers, sellers of edibles, drinkables, and cigars,
who seemed to have plenty of customers, were continually circulating
in the aisles.
The train left Oakland station at six o'clock. It was already night,
cold and cheerless, the heavens being overcast with clouds which seemed
to threaten snow. The train did not proceed rapidly; counting the stoppages,
it did not run more than twenty miles an hour, which was a sufficient speed,
however, to enable it to reach Omaha within its designated time.
There was but little conversation in the car, and soon many of the passengers
were overcome with sleep. Passepartout found himself beside the detective;
Around the World in 80 Days |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: court, ill will the morning be of those who have been warned!
But turn thy back upon them for a time; and look, for soon they
too shall look.
Celebrated be the praises of thy Lord, the Lord of glory, above what
they attribute! and peace be upon the apostles and praise be to God,
the Lord of the worlds!
THE CHAPTER OF SAD
(XXXVIII. Mecca.)
IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
SAD. By the Koran with its reminder! nay, but those who misbelieve
are in pride, schism!
The Koran |
