| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Marriage Contract by Honore de Balzac: business man, and said:--
"Madame, having, for your sake, passed--as I did--the proper limits of
legal craft, do you seriously intend to reward my devotion by such
language?"
"But, monsieur--"
"Madame, I did not, it is true, calculate the effect of the deeds of
gift. But if you do not wish Comte Paul for your son-in-law you are
not obliged to accept him. The contract is not signed. Give your fete,
and postpone the signing. It is far better to brave Bordeaux than
sacrifice yourself."
"How can I justify such a course to society, which is already
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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 Desert Gold by Zane Grey: care very much what happened. Months of futile wandering in the
hope of finding a place where he fitted had inclined Richard to
his father's opinion.
It was after dark one evening in early October when Richard arrived
in Casita. He was surprised to find that it was evidently a town
of importance. There was a jostling, jabbering, sombreroed crowd
of Mexicans around the railroad station. He felt as if he were
in a foreign country. After a while he saw several men of his
nationality, one of whom he engaged to carry his luggage to a
hotel. They walked up a wide, well-lighted street lined with
buildings in which were bright windows. Of the many people
Desert Gold |
