| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: between us. If you loved me, you would already have read 'The
Imitation of Jesus Christ.'"
The Phellion class, sons of the "Constitutionnel," dislike the
priestly mind. Felix had the imprudence to reply to this sort of
prayer from the depths of an ardent heart:--
"You are repeating, Celeste, the lessons your confessor teaches you;
nothing, believe me, is more fatal to happiness than the interference
of priests in a home."
"Oh!" cried Celeste, wounded to the quick, for love alone inspired
her, "you do not love! The voice of my heart is not in unison with
yours! You have not understood me, because you have not listened 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 Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: ferns, carrying them to the little cavern. When she had a large quantity of
these she sat down near Joe, and began to weave the long stems into a kind of
screen. The fern stalks were four feet long and half a foot wide; these she
deftly laced together, making broad screens which would serve to ward off the
night dews. This done, she next built a fireplace with flat stones. She found
wild apples, plums and turnips on the knoll above the glade. Then she cooked
strips of meat which had been brought with them. Lance grazed on the long
grass just without the glade, and Mose caught two rabbits. When darkness
settled down Whispering Winds called the dog within the cavern, and hung the
screens before the opening.
Several days passed. Joe rested quietly, and began to recover strength.
The Spirit of the Border |
