| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini: Chevalier de Chabrillane. Both rose as M. de Vilmorin came in.
Andre-Louis following, paused to close the door.
"You oblige me by your prompt courtesy, M. de Vilmorin," said the
Marquis, but in a tone so cold as to belie the politeness of his
words. "A chair, I beg. Ah, Moreau?" The note was frigidly
interrogative. "He accompanies you, monsieur?" he asked.
"If you please, M. le Marquis."
"Why not? Find yourself a seat, Moreau." He spoke over his shoulder
as to a lackey.
"It is good of you, monsieur," said Philippe, "to have offered me
this opportunity of continuing the subject that took me so
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell: and the child be run over. Now look here, just get into this cab,
and I'll drive you safe to the hospital. Don't you see
the rain is coming on?"
"No, sir, no; I can't do that, thank you, I have only just money enough
to get back with. Please tell me the way."
"Look you here, missis," said Jerry, "I've got a wife and dear children
at home, and I know a father's feelings; now get you into that cab,
and I'll take you there for nothing. I'd be ashamed of myself
to let a woman and a sick child run a risk like that."
"Heaven bless you!" said the woman, and burst into tears.
"There, there, cheer up, my dear, I'll soon take you there;
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: ambitious, you know."
This danger did not fail to strike the mind of the future legislator,
who thought, however, that he might feel some security in the honor
and morality of la Peyrade.
"A man's honor can't be very delicate," returned Brigitte, "when he
tries to get out of a bargain; and this fashion of dangling a bit of
sugar before us about getting your pamphlet finished, doesn't please
me at all. Can't you get Phellion to help you, and do without
Theodose? Or, I dare say, Madame de Godollo, who knows everybody in
politics, could find you a journalist--they say there are plenty of
them out at elbows; a couple of hundred francs would do the thing."
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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 A Collection of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter: Unfortunately the puppies
rushed in and gobbled up all
the eggs before he could stop
them.
He had a bite on his ear
and both the puppies were
limping.
JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK
was escorted home in tears
on account of those eggs.
SHE laid some more in June,
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