| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Case of The Lamp That Went Out by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: in imminent danger of having his feet frozen by standing for five
hours in the snow in front of a house, to intercept several
aristocratic gentlemen who sooner or later would be obliged to
leave that house. The police had long suspected the existence of
this high-class gambling den; but it was not until they had put
Muller in charge of the case, that there were any results attained.
The arrests were made at the risk of permanent injury to the
celebrated detective. Since then, Muller's step was more noiseless
than usual, and now the woman who opened the gate and peered out
cautiously did not hear his approach nor did she see him standing
in the shadow of the fence. She looked towards the other end of
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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 Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: touched the spring without knowing it, for the top began to spin.
I stood still and watched it, then I ran after it. It spun around
the room and finally came back to the body. So did I. The pastor
was quite still and dead by that time."
"You have heard everything, Dr. Orszay?" asked the detective, rising
from his chair.
"Yes, I have heard everything," answered the venerable head of the
asylum. He was utterly crushed by the realisation that all this
tragedy and horror had gone out from his house.
Varna rose also. He understood perfectly that now Gyuri's power
was at an end and he was as pleased as a child that has just
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