| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: ests were at stake. In a word, they made what has been
for some years called "the great political and military re-
ports."
It will be seen, in following them, that they had generally
an independent mode of viewing events, and, above all, their
consequences, each having his own way of observing and
appreciating.
The French correspondent was named Alcide Jolivet.
Harry Blount was the name of the Englishman. They
had just met for the first time at this fete in the New Palace,
of which they had been ordered to give an account in their
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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 Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley: when they go to work to make anything.
But, instead of that, she sat quite still with her chin upon her
hand, looking down into the sea with two great grand blue eyes, as
blue as the sea itself. Her hair was as white as the snow - for
she was very very old - in fact, as old as anything which you are
likely to come across, except the difference between right and
wrong.
And, when she saw Tom, she looked at him very kindly.
"What do you want, my little man? It is long since I have seen a
water-baby here."
Tom told her his errand, and asked the way to the Other-end-of-
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