| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: for click, and with a whoop of delight pounced upon
the instrument.
Nestor was on his feet almost as soon as I. The three
of us huddled about that little box as if our lives
depended upon the message it had for us.
Downes interrupted the clicking with his sending-
key. The noise of the receiver stopped instantly.
"Ask who it is, Downes," I directed.
He did so, and while we awaited the Englishman's
translation of the reply, I doubt if either Nestor or I
breathed.
Pellucidar |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Mother by Owen Wister: plans to our families, and they met with approval. This was in April, and
we thought of October or November for the wedding. It seemed long to
wait; but it came near being so much longer, that I grow chilly now to
think of it."
"Of course, I went steadily on with my work at the office in Nassau
Street, nor did I neglect my writing entirely. My attention, however, was
now turned to the question of investing my fortune. Just round the corner
from our office was the firm of Blake and Beverly, Stocks and Bonds.
Thither my steps began frequently to turn. Mr. Beverly had business which
brought him every week to the room of our president; and so having a sort
of acquaintance with him, I felt it easier to consult him than to seek
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee:
nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
EXO 32:35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf,
which Aaron made.
EXO 33:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou
and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto
the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying,
Unto thy seed will I give it:
EXO 33:2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the
Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite,
and the Jebusite:
King James Bible |
