| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Pupil by Henry James: required the most careful administration. Mr. Moreen, as the
parent bird, sought sustenance for the nest. Ulick invoked support
mainly at the club, where Pemberton guessed that it was usually
served on green cloth. The girls used to do up their hair and
their frocks themselves, and our young man felt appealed to to be
glad, in regard to Morgan's education, that, though it must
naturally be of the best, it didn't cost too much. After a little
he WAS glad, forgetting at times his own needs in the interest
inspired by the child's character and culture and the pleasure of
making easy terms for him.
During the first weeks of their acquaintance Morgan had been as
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart: "Especially since the war."
The psycho-analyst put his finger tips together, judicially. "Yes.
The war bore me out," he observed with a certain complacence. It
added a great deal to our literature, too, although some of the
positions are not well taken. Van Alston, for instance - "
"You have said, I think, that every man has a breaking point."
"Absolutely. All of us. We can go just so far. Where the mind is
strong and very sound we can go further than when it is not. Some
men, for instance, lead lives that would break you or me. Was there
- was there such a history in this case?"
"Yes." Doctor David's voice was reluctant.
The Breaking Point |
