| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Daisy Miller by Henry James: He has got some splendid pills."
"I should advise you," said Winterbourne, "to drive home as fast
as possible and take one!"
"What you say is very wise," Giovanelli rejoined.
"I will go and make sure the carriage is at hand."
And he went forward rapidly.
Daisy followed with Winterbourne. He kept looking at her;
she seemed not in the least embarrassed. Winterbourne said nothing;
Daisy chattered about the beauty of the place. "Well, I
HAVE seen the Colosseum by moonlight!" she exclaimed.
"That's one good thing." Then, noticing Winterbourne's silence,
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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 Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: discovered anything there, because the hunter's moccasined tracks had been
obliterated by the footprints of the Indians. The chief's suspicions seemed
to be allayed.
But in truth this chief, with the wonderful sagacity natural to Indians, had
observed matters which totally escaped the young braves, and, like a wily old
fox, he waited to see which cub would prove the keenest. Not one of them,
however, noted anything unusual. They sat around the fire, ate their meat and
parched corn, and chatted volubly.
The chief arose and, walking to the ladder, ran his hand along one of the
rungs.
"Ugh!" he exclaimed.
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Lock and Key Library by Julian Hawthorne, Ed.: say; but at the same moment he made rapidly across the room to
where one of his principal guests was standing, and at once engaged
him in conversation. So earnestly and so volubly was he borne on,
that they were still talking together when we ladies appeared again
some minutes later, prepared for our walk to church. That was not
the only occasion during the day on which I witnessed as I thought
the same by-play going on. Again and again Alan appeared to be
making efforts to engage George in private conversation, and again
and again the latter successfully eluded him.
The church was about a mile away from the house, and as Lucy did
not like having the carriages out on a Sunday, one service a week
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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 King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: YORK.
Now York and Lancaster are reconcil'd.
EXETER.
Accurs'd be he that seeks to make them foes!
[Sennet. The Lords come forward.]
YORK. Farewell, my gracious lord; I'll to my castle.
WARWICK.
And I'll keep London with my soldiers.
NORFOLK.
And I to Norfolk with my followers.
MONTAGUE.
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