| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum: on the tree, became much frightened, for he knew the
nature of jaguars and realized they could climb trees
and leap from limb to limb with the agility of cats. So
he at once began to scamper through the forest as fast
as he could go, catching at a branch with his long
monkey arms and swinging his green body through space
to grasp another branch in a neighboring tree, and so
on, while the Jaguar followed him from below, his eyes
fixed steadfastly on his prey. But presently Woot got
his feet tangled in the Lace Apron, which he was still
wearing, and that tripped him in his flight and made
The Tin Woodman of Oz |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: he will fear you. But, remember, he is as cunning as a serpent,
Let but that key fall into his hands- "
"Wait till it's fallen into your own hands, old cock," said I.
"Dear lady," said Berry, "you hear his ribald- "
The rest of the sentence was drowned in the peals of laughter to
which my companion at last gave vent. I joined her, and the
meadow resounded with our merriment. When we had recovered a
little:
"Will you have the matches?" said I, standing beneath the
window, "or shall I send for the battering ram?"
"Throw them in, fathead," said my brother-in-law.
The Brother of Daphne |
