| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Altar of the Dead by Henry James: her how I came to know you."
"And what would have been the objection to that?"
"It would have entailed other explanations; there would at any rate
have been that danger."
"Surely she knew you went every day to church," Stransom objected.
"She didn't know what I went for."
"Of me then she never even heard?"
"You'll think I was deceitful. But I didn't need to be!"
He was now on the lower door-step, and his hostess held the door
half-closed behind him. Through what remained of the opening he
saw her framed face. He made a supreme appeal. "What DID he do 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 Betty Zane by Zane Grey: and went on his wearying round of the bastions.
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The besiegers had been greatly harassed and hampered by the continual fire
from Col. Zane's house. It was exceedingly difficult for the Indians, and
impossible for the British, to approach near enough to the Colonel's house to
get an effective shot. Col. Zane and his men had the advantage of being on
higher ground. Also they had four rifles to a man, and they used every spare
moment for reloading. Thus they were enabled to pour a deadly fire into the
ranks of the enemy, and to give the impression of being much stronger in force
than they really were.
About dusk the firing ceased and the Indians repaired to the river bluff.
Betty Zane |
