| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Ursula by Honore de Balzac: faithful creature tried to remonstrate, Ursula waved her hand and
answered in one harsh word, "Hush!" said despotically, in strange
contrast to her usual gentle manner. La Bougival, watching her
mistress through the glass door, saw her alternately red with a
consuming fever, and blue as if a shudder of cold had succeeded that
unnatural heat. This condition grew worse and worse up to four
o'clock; then she rose to see if Savinien were coming, but he did not
come. Jealousy and distrust tear all reserves from love. Ursula, who
till then had never made one gesture by which her love could be
guessed, now took her hat and shawl and rushed into the passage as if
to go and meet him. But an afterthought of modesty sent her back 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 The Koran: God! I will plot against your idols after ye have turned and shown
me your backs!'
So he brake them all in pieces, except a large one they had; that
haply they might refer it to that.
Said they, 'Who has done this with our gods? verily, he is of the
wrong-doers!' They said, 'We heard a youth mention them who is
called Abraham.'
Said they, 'Then bring him before the eyes of men; haply they will
bear witness.'
Said they, 'Was it thou who did this to our gods, O Abraham?' Said
he, 'Nay, it was this largest of them; but ask them, if they can
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