| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Where There's A Will by Mary Roberts Rinehart: jerked me back.
"You stay here," he said. "Where's Mr. Pier--where's Carter?"
"Down with the engineer," somebody replied out of the steam
cloud.
"Hello there!" he called down the staircase. "How's the air?"
"Clothes! Send us some clothes!"
It was Mr. Sam calling. The rest was swallowed up in a fresh
roaring, as if a steam-pipe had given away. That settled the
people below. With a burst of fury they swarmed up the stairs in
their bath sheets, the bishop leading, and just behind him,
talking as no gentleman should talk under any circumstances,
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: whether you will proceed or not to Zoyland Chase."
Hers to decide? How was that possible? What could he mean? She
pressed him with some such questions.
"It means, in short," he answered impatiently, "that I hold your
salvation in my hands. For the rest, this is not the time or place
to tell you more. Bid the fellow put about."
Ruth sat back and looked once more at her companions. But from none
did she receive the least helpful suggestion. Lady Horton made great
prattle to little purpose; Lord Gervase followed her example, whilst
Diana, whose alert if trivial mind was the one that might have offered
assistance, sat silent. Ruth pondered. She bethought her of
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