| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: Thus he kept his head bowed till they had passed through the gate
and were outside the walls of the town. But when he looked up again
he felt his heart leap within him and then stand still for pure joy,
for he saw the face of one of his own dear companions of merry Sherwood;
then glancing quickly around he saw well-known faces upon all
sides of him, crowding closely upon the men-at-arms who were
guarding him. Then of a sudden the blood sprang to his cheeks,
for he saw for a moment his own good master in the press and,
seeing him, knew that Robin Hood and all his band were there.
Yet betwixt him and them was a line of men-at-arms.
"Now, stand back!" cried the Sheriff in a mighty voice, for the crowd pressed
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood |
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 Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield: Somehow or other he managed to shake some sort of smile at her. Somehow or
other he stammered: "No--go--on, go on! I want you to tell me."
"But, John darling--"
"Tell me, Janey!"
"There's nothing to tell," she said, wondering. "He was one of the first-
class passengers. I saw he was very ill when he came on board...But he
seemed to be so much better until yesterday. He had a severe attack in the
afternoon--excitement--nervousness, I think, about arriving. And after
that he never recovered."
"But why didn't the stewardess--"
"Oh, my dear--the stewardess!" said Janey. "What would he have felt? And
|
