| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: turning to Madame de Bellegarde, "What were you calling me
just now, madame?"
"I called you a gad-about," said the old lady. "But I might call
you something else, too."
"A gad-about? What an ugly word! What does it mean?"
"A very beautiful person," Newman ventured to say, seeing that it
was in French.
"That is a pretty compliment but a bad translation," said the young marquise.
And then, looking at him a moment, "Do you dance?"
"Not a step."
"You are very wrong," she said, simply. And with another look
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible: tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices
and peace offerings before God.
CH1 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings
and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
CH1 16:3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to
every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of
wine.
CH1 16:4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the
ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of
Israel:
CH1 16:5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Don Marquis: I have been on his trail; I know his life for years past. He was
once a maitre d'armes. He gave lessons in the art."
"Yes?" said Cleggett, laughing and flexing his wrist. "I am glad
to hear that! It will be really interesting then."
"Cleggett," said Barnstable, "I beg of you--name pistols. This
is the man who invented that diabolical thrust with which Georges
Clemenceau laid low so many of his political opponents. If you
must go on with this mad duel, name pistols!"
"Barnstable," said Cleggett, "I know what I am about, believe me.
Your anxiety does me little honor, but I am willing to suppose
that you are not deliberately insulting, and I pass it over. I
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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 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte Sisters: which yet you may never hear her complain of.'
'How do you know? - does she complain to you?' demanded he, with a
sudden spark of fury ready to burst into a flame if I should answer
"yes."
'No,' I replied; 'but I have known her longer and studied her more
closely than you have done. - And I can tell you, Mr. Hattersley,
that Milicent loves you more than you deserve, and that you have it
in your power to make her very happy, instead of which you are her
evil genius, and, I will venture to say, there is not a single day
passes in which you do not inflict upon her some pang that you
might spare her if you would.'
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