| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. Wells: down notes with a silver-cased pencil. Soon he discontinued
writing and sat tapping his pencil-case on the table. "The
amazing selfishness of his attitude! I do not think that
once--not once--has he judged any woman except as a
contributor to his energy and peace of mind. . . . Except in
the case of his wife. . . .
"For her his habit of respect was formed before his ideas
developed. . . .
"That I think explains HER. . . .
"What was his phrase about the unfortunate young woman with
the carbuncle? . . . 'Totally Useless and unnecessary
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Ann Veronica by H. G. Wells: myself that as a matter of fact it was the expurgated Romeo and
Juliet did the mischief. If our young person hadn't had the
nurse part cut out, eh? She might have known more and done less.
I was curious about that. All they left it was the moon and
stars. And the balcony and 'My Romeo!' "
"Shakespeare is altogether different from the modern stuff.
Altogether different. I'm not discussing Shakespeare. I don't
want to Bowdlerize Shakespeare. I'm not that sort I quite agree.
But this modern miasma--"
Mr. Stanley took mustard savagely.
"Well, we won't go into Shakespeare," said Ogilvy "What interests
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