| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from A Footnote to History by Robert Louis Stevenson: offender. Remember, besides, that the clan system, and that
imperfect idea of justice which is its worst feature, are still
lively in Samoa; that it is held the duty of a judge to favour
kinsmen, of a king to protect his vassals; and the difficulty of
getting a plantation thief first caught, then convicted, and last
of all punished, will appear.
During the early 'eighties, the Germans looked upon this system
with growing irritation. They might see their convict thrust in
gaol by the front door; they could never tell how soon he was
enfranchised by the back; and they need not be the least surprised
if they met him, a few days after, enjoying the delights of a
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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 The Case of The Lamp That Went Out by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: that could betray him. Your fright had already confused your mind.
You were searching probably for the weapon from which he had fired
the bullet. You did not realise that he would naturally have taken
it with him and thrown it somewhere into a ravine or river beside
the railway track between here and Venice. How could you think for
a moment that he would leave it behind him, here in his room, or
dropped in the garden? But this was doubtless due to the confusion
owing to your sudden alarm and anxiety - a confusion which prevented
you from realising the danger of the two peculiarly hung mirrors in
Mr. Thorne's room. These should have been taken away at once. This
morning my sudden appearance at the garden gate prevented you from
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