| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Rezanov by Gertrude Atherton: alliance--"
"Projected?" exclaimed Rezanov. "I wish to
marry at once."
Father Abella shook his head vigorously, but he
spoke with great kindness. "That, Excellency, alas,
is the one point upon which we are forced to dis-
appoint you. Indeed, our own submission to your
wishes is contingent. This marriage cannot take
place without a dispensation from Rome and the
consent of the King."
Rezanov looked at Don Jose. "You, too?" he
Rezanov |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: astonished to observe that the only furniture taken into the
house was a large iron cylinder stove. She was still further
surprised when, on the following day, Mr. Hayes told her that he
was not going after all to occupy the house, and made her a pres-
ent of the cylinder stove.
From Cincinnati Geyer went to Indianapolis. Here inquiry showed
that on September 30 three children had been brought by a man
identified as Holmes to the Hotel English, and registered in
the name of Canning. This was the maiden name of Mrs. Pitezel.
The children had stayed at the hotel one night. After that Geyer
seemed to lose track of them until he was reminded of a hotel
A Book of Remarkable Criminals |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: and cities and farmhouses where he was expected, and figured that he
had just enough presents to go around and make every child happy. The
reindeer knew exactly what was expected of them, and dashed along so
swiftly that their feet scarcely seemed to touch the snow-covered ground.
Suddenly a strange thing happened: a rope shot through the moonlight
and a big noose that was in the end of it settled over the arms and
body of Santa Claus and drew tight. Before he could resist or even
cry out he was jerked from the seat of the sleigh and tumbled head
foremost into a snowbank, while the reindeer rushed onward with the
load of toys and carried it quickly out of sight and sound.
Such a surprising experience confused old Santa for a moment, and when
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