| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: right; but when you say that he has died futilely, you are,
I believe, wrong. Living, he gave us a poor weakling. Dy-
ing, he leaves the throne to a brave man, in whose veins
flows the blood of the Rubinroths, hereditary rulers of Lutha.
"You are the only rightful successor to the throne of
Lutha," he argued, "other than Peter of Blentz. Your
mother's marriage to a foreigner did not bar the succession
of her offspring. Aside from the fact that Peter of Blentz is
out of the question, is the more important fact that your
line is closer to the throne than his. He knew it, and this
knowledge was the real basis of his hatred of you."
The Mad King |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Prufrock/Other Observations by T. S. Eliot: Miss Nancy Ellicott smoked
And danced all the modern dances;
And her aunts were not quite sure how they felt about it,
But they knew that it was modern.
Upon the glazen shelves kept watch
Matthew and Waldo, guardians of the faith,
The army of unalterable law."
Mr. Apollinax
When Mr. Apollinax visited the United States
His laughter tinkled among the teacups.
Prufrock/Other Observations |
