| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw: show by your anger that you have not ceased to care for me. I am
in the wrong, as I usually am, and it is all my fault. Agatha
knows nothing about our marriage."
"I do not blame you so much," said Henrietta, suffering him to
place her head on his shoulder; "but I will never speak to Agatha
again. She has behaved shamefully to me, and I will tell her so."
"No doubt she will opine that it is all your fault, dearest, and
that I have behaved admirably. Between you I shall stand
exonerated. And now, since it is too cold for walking, since it
is late, since it is far to Lyvern and farther to London, I must
improvise some accommodation for you here."
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: necessary arrangements with Trenchard, who was to act for Mr. Wilding.
Now it chanced that Trenchard and Wilding had business - business of
Monmouth's - to transact in Taunton that morning; business which
might not be delayed. There were odd rumours afloat in the West;
persistent rumours which had come fast upon the heels of the news of
Argyle's landing in Scotland; rumours which maintained that Monmouth
himself was coming over from Holland. These tales Wilding and his
associates had ignored. The Duke, they knew, was to spend the summer
in retreat in Sweden, with (it was alleged) the Lady Henrietta Wentworth
to bear him company, and in the mean time his trusted agents were to
pave the way for his coming in the following spring. Of late the lack
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