| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Ann Veronica by H. G. Wells: remainder of the slightly congealed bacon, and reverted to the
problem of getting her luggage out of the house. She decided to
call in the help of Teddy Widgett, or, failing him, of one of his
sisters.
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She found the younger generation of the Widgetts engaged in
languid reminiscences, and all, as they expressed it, a "bit
decayed." Every one became tremendously animated when they heard
that Ann Veronica had failed them because she had been, as she
expressed it, "locked in."
"My God!" said Teddy, more impressively than ever.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen: after an earthquake or a storm. Villiers turned from the window
and began speaking.
"I was at a house near Regent's Park last night, and
when I came away the fancy took me to walk home instead of
taking a hansom. It was a clear pleasant night enough, and
after a few minutes I had the streets pretty much to myself.
It's a curious thing, Austin, to be alone in London at night,
the gas-lamps stretching away in perspective, and the dead
silence, and then perhaps the rush and clatter of a hansom on
the stones, and the fire starting up under the horse's hoofs.
I walked along pretty briskly, for I was feeling a little tired
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. Wells: matters any more. I'm a bit of an Old Man myself I discover.
Yes. But the other thing still remains. "
"The Great Mother of the Gods," said Dr. Martineau--still
clinging to his theories.
"The need of the woman," said Sir Richmond. "I want mating
because it is my nature to mate. I want fellowship because I
am a social animal and I want it from another social animal.
Not from any God--any inconceivable God. Who fades and
disappears. No. . . .
"Perhaps that other need will fade presently. I do not know.
Perhaps it lasts as long as life does. How can I tell?"
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