| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Wyoming by William MacLeod Raine: want you to come if you can spare the time."
The soft eyes telegraphed an invitation with such a subtle
suggestion of a private understanding that Mac was instantly
encouraged to accept.
He knew, of course, that she was playing them against each other
and sitting back to enjoy the result, but he was possessed of the
hope common to youths in his case that he really was on a better
footing with her than the other boys. This opinion, it may be
added, was shared by Denver, Frisco and even Reddy as regards
themselves. Which is merely another way of putting the
regrettable fact that this very charming young woman was given 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 Heroes by Charles Kingsley: old age. You therefore should know many things. Tell me, if
you can, the path to the Gorgon.'
Then one cried, 'Who is this who reproaches us with old age?'
And another, 'This is the voice of one of the children of
men.'
And he, 'I do not reproach, but honour your old age, and I am
one of the sons of men and of the heroes. The rulers of
Olympus have sent me to you to ask the way to the Gorgon.'
Then one, 'There are new rulers in Olympus, and all new
things are bad.' And another, 'We hate your rulers, and the
heroes, and all the children of men. We are the kindred of
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