The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Case of the Golden Bullet by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: himself to be interrupted in spinning out his story in his own
way, and it was nearly another hour before Bauer knew that the man
for whose name he had been waiting so long was Leo Kniepp.
The knowledge came as a terrible surprise to him. He was dazed
almost. "And I, - I've got to arrest him in my own house?" he
exclaimed as if horrified. And Muller answered calmly: "I doubt
if you will have the opportunity, sir."
"Muller! Did you, again - "
"Yes, I did! I have again warned an unfortunate. It's my nature,
I can't seem to help it. But you will find the Councillor in his
house. He promised me that."
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Contrast by Royall Tyler: you and I are better acquainted, I'll sing the whole
of it--no, no--that's a fib--I can't sing but a hun-
dred and ninety verses; our Tabitha at home can sing
it all.--[Sings.]
Marblehead's a rocky place,
And Cape-Cod is sandy;
Charlestown is burnt down,
Boston is the dandy.
Yankee doodle, doodle do, etc.
I vow, my own town song has put me into such top-
ping spirits that I believe I'll begin to do a little, as
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