The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: inkling of his identity."
Penfield raised his eyebrows and shot a look at the deputy coroner
before going on with his examination.
"You knew Mr. Turnbull intimately, and yet you did not recognize
him?" he asked.
"He wore an admirable disguise." Helen touched her lips with the
tip of her tongue; inwardly she longed for the glass of ice water
which she saw standing on the reporters' table. "Mr. Turnbull's
associates will tell you that he excelled in amateur theatricals."
Penfield looked at her critically for a moment before continuing
his questions. She bore his scrutiny with composure.
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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 Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner: Yes, sir," said Bonaparte, "there is a stream on my maternal side that
connects me with a stream on his maternal side."
The German made a sound of astonishment.
"The connection," said Bonaparte, "is one which could not be easily
comprehended by one unaccustomed to the study of aristocratic pedigrees;
but the connection is close."
"Is it possible!" said the German, pausing in his work with much interest
and astonishment. "Napoleon an Irishman!"
"Yes," said Bonaparte, "on the mother's side, and that is how we are
related. There wasn't a man to beat him," said Bonaparte, stretching
himself--"not a man except the Duke of Wellington. And it's a strange
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