| 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: sight of him, and was beginning on his side to manoeuvre.
La Peyrade was not surprised by the encounter. On leaving home he had
told Madame Coffinet he was going to the Palais, and should be there
till three o'clock, and she might send to him any persons who called
on business. Not wishing to let Thuillier accost him too easily, he
turned abruptly, as if some thought had changed his purpose, and went
and seated himself on one of the benches which surround the walls of
that great antechamber of Justice. There he undid his bundle, took out
a paper, and buried himself in it with the air of a man who had not
had time to examine in his study a case he was about to plead. It is
not necessary to say that while doing this the Provencal was watching
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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 The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: D'Alcacer waited awhile and then began to pace the Cage. After a
couple of turns he stopped and said, gently:
"I am afraid, Travers, you are not very well."
"I don't know what illness is," answered the voice from the
pillow to the great relief of d'Alcacer who really had not
expected an answer. "Good health is a great asset in public life.
Illness may make you miss a unique opportunity. I was never ill."
All this came out deadened in tone, as if the speaker's face had
been buried in the pillow. D'Alcacer resumed his pacing.
"I think I asked you where my wife was," said the muffled voice.
With great presence of mind d'Alcacer kept on pacing the Cage as
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