| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: before," put in Zeisberger earnestly. "In '78 Girty came down on us like a
wolf on the fold. He had not so many Indians at his beck and call as now; but
he harangued for days, trying to scare us and our handful of Christians. He
set his drunken fiends to frighten us, and he failed. We stuck it out and
won. He's trying the same game. Let us stand against him, and hold our
services as usual. We should trust in God!"
"Never give up!" cried Jim.
"Gentlemen, you are right; you shame me, even though I feel that I understand
the situation and its dread possibilities better than any one of you. Whatever
befalls we'll stick to our post. I thank you for reviving the spirit in my
cowardly heart. We will hold the service to-day as usual and to make it more
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence: "It's true, mother--she hasn't," he cried, jumping up and taking
his old position on the hearthrug. "She's never read a book in her life."
"'Er's like me," chimed in Morel. "'Er canna see what there
is i' books, ter sit borin' your nose in 'em for, nor more can I."
"But you shouldn't say these things," said Mrs. Morel to her son.
"But it's true, mother--she CAN'T read. What did you give her?"
"Well, I gave her a little thing of Annie Swan's. Nobody wants
to read dry stuff on Sunday afternoon."
"Well, I'll bet she didn't read ten lines of it."
"You are mistaken," said his mother.
All the time Lily sat miserably on the sofa. He turned
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