Today's Stichomancy for Rebecca Gayheart

The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Whirligigs by O. Henry:

"I felt the swing of it as soon as I saw it," said Vesey. "Hurrah for old Calloway! He's done the Japs and every paper in town that prints literature instead of news. Take a look at that."

Thus had Vesey set forth the reading of the code:

Foregone - conclusion Preconcerted - arrangement Rash - act Witching - hour of midnight Goes - without saying Muffled - report