| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Cousin Betty by Honore de Balzac: finish the two little boys crowning the little girl with cornflowers;
that would just suit the Parisians.--I will go round to Monsieur Graff
the tailor before going to Monsieur Crevel.--Go up now and leave me to
dress."
Next day the Baron, perfectly crazy about Madame Marneffe, went to see
Cousin Betty, who was considerably amazed on opening the door to see
who her visitor was, for he had never called on her before. She at
once said to herself, "Can it be that Hortense wants my lover?"--for
she had heard the evening before, at Monsieur Crevel's, that the
marriage with the Councillor of the Supreme Court was broken off.
"What, Cousin! you here? This is the first time you have ever been to
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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 Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: clear impression that any one who contrived to do that would
pretty certainly go to jail. Now I know that any one who could
really bring it off would be much more likely to go to the House
of Lords!
My uncle ranged over the gilt labels of his bottles and drawers
for a while, dreaming of corners in this and that. But at last
he reverted to Wimblehurst again.
"You got to be in London when these things are in hand. Down
here--!
"Jee-rusalem!" he cried. "Why did I plant myself here?
Everything's done. The game's over. Here's Lord Eastry, and
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