| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Exiles by Honore de Balzac: where the violence of former floods was recorded in the depth of the
water-courses, which testified to some terrible, unceasing turmoil.
Like the ripples left by the oars of a boat on the waters, deep lines,
starting from each side of his nose, marked his face strongly, and
gave an expression of bitter sadness to his mouth, which was firm and
straight-lipped. Above the storm thus stamped on his countenance, his
calm brow rose with what may be called boldness, and crowned it as
with a marble dome.
The stranger preserved that intrepid and dignified manner that is
frequently habitual with men inured to disaster, and fitted by nature
to stand unmoved before a furious mob and to face the greatest
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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 Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: think the Hindu custom barbarous--but would you have had the
courage to appear here tonight if the Confederacy hadn't needed
you?"
Arguments of this character were always confusing to Scarlett.
His were doubly confusing because she had a vague idea there was
truth in them. But now was the time to squelch him.
"Of course, I wouldn't have come. It would have been--well,
disrespectful to--it would have seemed as if I hadn't lov--"
His eyes waited on her words, cynical amusement in them, and she
could not go on. He knew she hadn't loved Charlie and he wouldn't
let her pretend to the nice polite sentiments that she should
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