| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Ballads by Robert Louis Stevenson: I have attributed without authority to the next clan: see
page 33.
Note 8, "OMARE," pronounce as a dactyl. A loaded quarter-
staff, one of the two favourite weapons of the Tahitian
brave; the javelin, or casting spear, was the other.
Note 9, "THE RIBBON OF LIGHT." Still to be seen (and heard)
spinning from one marae to another on Tahiti; or so I have it
upon evidence that would rejoice the Psychical Society.
Note 10, "NAMUNU-URA." The complete name is Namunu-ura te
aropa. Why it should be pronounced Namunu, dactyllically, I
cannot see, but so I have always heard it. This was the clan
Ballads |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Daisy Miller by Henry James: he had taken a walk about the town, and then he had come in to
his breakfast. He had now finished his breakfast; but he was drinking
a small cup of coffee, which had been served to him on a little table
in the garden by one of the waiters who looked like an attache.
At last he finished his coffee and lit a cigarette. Presently a
small boy came walking along the path--an urchin of nine or ten.
The child, who was diminutive for his years, had an aged expression
of countenance, a pale complexion, and sharp little features.
He was dressed in knickerbockers, with red stockings, which displayed
his poor little spindle-shanks; he also wore a brilliant red cravat.
He carried in his hand a long alpenstock, the sharp point of which
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