| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from When a Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart: wife for some one else, there were communities where he would be
tarred and feathered.
"Meaning me?" Jim demanded, apoplectic.
"The remark was a general one," Mr. Harbison retorted, "but if
you wish to make a concrete application--!"
Dal had gone up just then, and found them glaring at each other,
Jim with his hands clenched at his sides, and Mr. Harbison with
his arms folded and very erect. Dal took Jim by the elbow and led
him downstairs, muttering, and the situation was saved for the
time. But Dal was not optimistic.
"You can do a bit yourself, Kit," he finished. "Look more
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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 Dunwich Horror by H. P. Lovecraft: men from Arkham - old, white-bearded Dr Armitage, stocky, iron-grey
Professor Rice, and lean, youngish Dr Morgan, ascended the mountain
alone. After much patient instruction regarding its focusing and
use, they left the telescope with the frightened group that remained
in the road; and as they climbed they were watched closely by
those among whom the glass was passed round. It was hard going,
and Armitage had to be helped more than once. High above the toiling
group the great swath trembled as its hellish maker repassed with
snail-like deliberateness. Then it was obvious that the pursuers
were gaining.
Curtis Whateley - of the undecayed branch - was
The Dunwich Horror |
