| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: the great cat veer in his charge as though to elude the naked
savage rushing to meet him, as it was evidently Sheeta's inten-
tion to make good his kill before attempting to protect it from
Tarzan.
Lieutenant Smith-Oldwick saw these things and then with
increasing wonder he saw the ape-man swerve, too, and leap
for the spotted cat as a football player leaps for a runner. He
saw the strong, brown arms encircling the body of the car-
nivore, the left arm in front of the beast's left shoulder and
the right arm behind his right foreleg, and with the impact the
two together rolling over and over upon the turf. He heard
Tarzan the Untamed |
The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson: should only offend a person of your parts by any offer of
assistance; but I have instead a piece of diversion to propose to
you. Here," laying his hand on the shoulder of Colonel Geraldine's
young brother, "is an officer of mine who desires to make a little
tour upon the Continent; and I ask you, as a favour, to accompany
him on this excursion. Do you," he went on, changing his tone, "do
you shoot well with the pistol? Because you may have need of that
accomplishment. When two men go travelling together, it is best to
be prepared for all. Let me add that, if by any chance you should
lose young Mr. Geraldine upon the way, I shall always have another
member of my household to place at your disposal; and I am known,
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