| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: quarter to his sister, Mme. Martignon.
On the day of Hippolyte's death Auguste Ballet wrote from his
brother's house to one Prignon: "With great grief I have to tell
you that I have just lost my brother; I write at the same time to
say that I must have 100,000 francs to-day if possible. I have
the greatest need of it. Destroy my letter, and reply at once.
M. Sandrie will, I am sure, accommodate me. I am at my poor
brother's house, from which I am writing." Prignon did as he was
asked, but it was two days before the stockbroker, Sandrie, could
raise the necessary sum. On October 7 he sold out sufficient of
Auguste's stock to realise 100,000 francs, and the following day
A Book of Remarkable Criminals |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie: that Julius also had withheld something from her, she remained
firm.
"He suggested advertising for the nurse," she reminded him.
"Yes, with a 'forlorn hope' flavour to his voice! No--I'm about
fed up. I've half a mind to go back to the States right away."
"Oh no!" cried Tuppence. "We've got to find Tommy."
"I sure forgot Beresford," said Julius contritely. "That's so.
We must find him. But after--well, I've been day-dreaming ever
since I started on this trip--and these dreams are rotten poor
business. I'm quit of them. Say, Miss Tuppence, there's
something I'd like to ask you."
Secret Adversary |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: found himself in possession of a prized memento--one of the renowned
bogus double-eagles. Around one of its faces was stamped these
words: "THE REMARK I MADE TO THE POOR STRANGER WAS--" Around the
other face was stamped these: "GO, AND REFORM. [SIGNED]
PINKERTON." Thus the entire remaining refuse of the renowned joke
was emptied upon a single head, and with calamitous effect. It
revived the recent vast laugh and concentrated it upon Pinkerton;
and Harkness's election was a walk-over.
Within twenty-four hours after the Richardses had received their
cheques their consciences were quieting down, discouraged; the old
couple were learning to reconcile themselves to the sin which they
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg |
