| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Marie by H. Rider Haggard: tribes which Chaka had destroyed, I pegged out an estate of about twelve
thousand acres for myself, and, selecting a site, set the natives to
work to build a rough mud house upon it which would serve as a temporary
dwelling. I should add that the Prinsloos and the Meyers also made
arrangements for the building of similar shelters almost alongside of my
own. This done, I returned to Marie and the trek-Boers.
On the morning after my return to the camp Piet Retief appeared there
with his five or six companions. I asked him how he had got on with
Dingaan.
"Well enough, nephew," he answered. "At first the king was somewhat
angry, saying that we Boers had stolen six hundred head of his cattle.
Marie |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: will lead you to it--if ten loads is enough?"
Abdul Mourak had ceased to laugh. He was eyeing the
Belgian intently. The fellow seemed sane enough--yet
ten loads of gold! It was preposterous. The Abyssinian
thought in silence for a moment.
"Well, and if I promise," he said. "How far is this gold?"
"A long week's march to the south," replied Werper.
"And if we do not find it where you say it is, do you
realize what your punishment will be?"
"If it is not there I will forfeit my life," replied
the Belgian. "I know it is there, for I saw it buried
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