| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: and simplicity.
"Sir," said he, "what I have to say to you is this, that I adore
that child."
The stranger gazed intently at him.
"What child?"
Thenardier continued:--
"How strange it is, one grows attached. What money is that?
Take back your hundred-sou piece. I adore the child."
"Whom do you mean?" demanded the stranger.
"Eh! our little Cosette! Are you not intending to take her away
from us? Well, I speak frankly; as true as you are an honest man,
Les Miserables |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Herbert West: Reanimator by H. P. Lovecraft: opened its eyes, but only stared at the ceiling with a look of
soul-petrifying horror before collapsing into an inertness from
which nothing could rouse it. West said it was not fresh enough
-- the hot summer air does not favour corpses. That time we were
almost caught before we incinerated the thing, and West doubted
the advisability of repeating his daring misuse of the college
laboratory.
The peak of the epidemic was reached in August.
West and I were almost dead, and Dr. Halsey did die on the 14th.
The students all attended the hasty funeral on the 15th, and bought
an impressive wreath, though the latter was quite overshadowed
Herbert West: Reanimator |
