| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Criminal Sociology by Enrico Ferri: rape, manslaughter, conspiracy, and, at the correctional courts,
vagrancy and mendicity. The lowest percentages are amongst those
convicted of assault and bodily harm, murders, and infanticide.
For France, where legal statistics are remarkably adapted for the
most minute inquiry, I have drawn up the following table of
statistics from the lists of persons convicted at the assize
courts and correctional tribunals, taking an average of the years
1877-81, which is not sensibly affected by the results of
succeeding years.
It will be seen that the average of relapses for crimes against
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey: rube or no rube, and it's up to you to back
us. That's the baseball of it.''
Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of
the dressing room. I knew ball players. If Hurtle
should happen to show good form they would
turn in a flash. Rube tagged reluctantly in their
rear. He looked like a man in a trance. I wanted
to speak encouragingly to him, but Raddy told me
to keep quiet.
It was inspiring to see my team practice that
afternoon. There had come a subtle change. I
The Redheaded Outfield |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: "What?"
"Don't I lift you up every time?"
She laughed pleasedly.
"Gallant Punch, you're easily satisfied."
"Am I, Judy- am I?" I said gently, taking her hand.
"Yes," she said, snatching it away. " You are and will be. Go
out
and get the money."
I adjusted my nose thoughtfully. Daphne was, of course, in
great evidence. Anxious to run no unnecessary risk, I avoided
her when possible, and when I did find myself in her proximity, I
The Brother of Daphne |
