| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from In the South Seas by Robert Louis Stevenson: guess whither; and we remained, with foolish looks and laughter on
the empty field. Such was the fit prologue of our memorable
bargaining.
Presently Terutak' came, bringing Tamaiti along with him, both
smiling; and we four squatted without the rail. In the three
maniap's of the infirmary a certain audience was gathered: the
family of a sick child under treatment, the king's sister playing
cards, a pretty girl, who swore I was the image of her father; in
all perhaps a score. Terutak's wife had returned (even as she had
vanished) unseen, and now sat, breathless and watchful, by her
husband's side. Perhaps some rumour of our quest had gone abroad,
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from An International Episode by Henry James: They walked up the Fifth Avenue, where, for instance, he had told
them that all the first families lived. But the first families
were out of town, and our young travelers had only the satisfaction
of seeing some of the second--or perhaps even the third--
taking the evening air upon balconies and high flights of doorsteps,
in the streets which radiate from the more ornamental thoroughfare.
They went a little way down one of these side streets, and they
saw young ladies in white dresses--charming-looking persons--
seated in graceful attitudes on the chocolate-colored steps.
In one or two places these young ladies were conversing across the street
with other young ladies seated in similar postures and costumes
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