| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson: and the laird of Pilrig is much looked up to in the Faculty and
stands well with Lord Advocate Grant. I would not trouble him,
if I were you, with any particulars; and (do you know?) I think
it would be needless to refer to Mr. Thomson. Form yourself upon
the laird, he is a good model; when you deal with the Advocate,
be discreet; and in all these matters, may the Lord guide you,
Mr. David!"
Thereupon he took his farewell, and set out with Torrance for the
Ferry, while Alan and I turned our faces for the city of
Edinburgh. As we went by the footpath and beside the gateposts
and the unfinished lodge, we kept looking back at the house of my
Kidnapped |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: to the waiter. Ivan Mironov was rather drunk,
and in that condition was hard to manage. He
seized the manager by the collar and began to
shout.
"Give me back my money, I say. I will go to
the gentleman who gave it to me. I know where
he lives."
The manager had to struggle with all his force
to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was
torn,--
"Oh, that's the way you behave! Get hold of
The Forged Coupon |
