| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: adios!"
Stewart leaped for the saddle of his horse, and with the flying
mount crashed through the mesquites to disappear.
XXII The Secret Told
In the shaded seclusion of her room, buried face down deep among
the soft cushions on her couch, Madeline Hammond lay prostrate
and quivering under the outrage she had suffered.
The afternoon wore away; twilight fell; night came; and then
Madeline rose to sit by the window to let the cool wind blow upon
her hot face. She passed through hours of unintelligible shame
and impotent rage and futile striving to reason away her
The Light of Western Stars |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen: other was to be the victim of the fifth nameless tragedy.
Journalists sought in vain for their scrapbooks for materials
whereof to concoct reminiscent articles; and the morning paper
was unfolded in many a house with a feeling of awe; no man knew
when or where the next blow would light.
A short while after the last of these terrible events,
Austin came to see Mr. Villiers. He was curious to know whether
Villiers had succeeded in discovering any fresh traces of Mrs.
Herbert, either through Clarke or by other sources, and he asked
the question soon after he had sat down.
"No," said Villiers, "I wrote to Clarke, but he remains
The Great God Pan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Egmont by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: judge or to condemn us and would they attempt our lives by assassination?
They cannot intend it. A terrible league would unite the entire people.
Direful hate and eternal separation from the crown of Spain would, on the
instant, be forcibly declared.
Orange. The flames would then rage over our grave, and the blood of our
enemies flow, a vain oblation. Let us consider, Egmont.
Egmont. But how could they effect this purpose?
Orange. Alva is on the way.
Egmont. I do not believe it.
Orange. I know it.
Egmont. The Regent appeared to know nothing of it.
Egmont |
