| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: And all those friends that deign to follow me.
[March. Enter MONTGOMERY and Forces.]
GLOSTER.
Brother, this is Sir John Montgomery,
Our trusty friend unless I be deceiv'd.
KING EDWARD.
Welcome, Sir John; but why come you in arms?
MONTGOMERY.
To help King Edward in his time of storm,
As every loyal subject ought to do.
KING EDWARD.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Cousin Betty by Honore de Balzac: yourself, in talking to Monsieur Chapuzot--thinks as the police ought
not to appear in a matter of this description, you understand. They
gave my nephew a free hand, but my nephew will have nothing to say to
it, except as before the Council; he will not be seen in it."
"Then your nephew is--"
"You have hit it, and I am rather proud of him," said she,
interrupting the lawyer, "for he is my pupil, and he soon could teach
his teacher.--We have considered this case, and have come to our own
conclusions. Will you hand over thirty thousand francs to have the
whole thing taken off your hands? I will make a clean sweep of all,
and you need not pay till the job is done."
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