| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: therefore stop at the post-houses only long enough to change
horses, and must travel day and night."
"That is exactly what we intend doing," replied Blount.
"Good," replied Michael; "but do not lose an instant.
Buy or hire a carriage whose --"
"Whose hind wheels," added Alcide, "are warranted to
arrive at the same time as its front wheels."
Half an hour afterwards the energetic Frenchman had
found a tarantass in which he and his companion at once
seated themselves. Michael and Nadia once more entered
their own carriage, and at twelve o'clock the two vehicles
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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 Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley: Till heaven did please my woes to ease
With water on the brain."
So Tom jumped into the sea, and swam on his way, singing:-
"Farewell, Tomtoddies all; I thank my stars
That nought I know save those three royal r's:
Reading and riting sure, with rithmetick,
Will help a lad of sense through thin and thick."
Whereby you may see that Tom was no poet: but no more was John
Bunyan, though he was as wise a man as you will meet in a month of
Sundays.
And next he came to Oldwivesfabledom, where the folks were all
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