The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw: FRANK. Hallo! Sort of chap that would take a prize at a dog
show, aint he? Who's he?
PRAED. Sir George Crofts, an old friend of Mrs Warren's. I
think we had better come in.
[On their way to the porch they are interrupted by a call from
the gate. Turning, they see an elderly clergyman looking over
it.]
THE CLERGYMAN [calling] Frank!
FRANK. Hallo! [To Praed] The Roman father. [To the clergyman]
Yes, gov'nor: all right: presently. [To Praed] Look here, Praed:
youd better go in to tea. I'll join you directly.
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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 Woman and Labour by Olive Schreiner: precisely as they are today, the corresponding females shall have advanced
to undreamed of heights of culture and intelligence; a condition in which
the hand-worker, and the ordinary official, and small farmer, shall be
confronted with the female astronomer or Greek professor of astonishing
learning and gifts as his only possible complementary sex companion; and
the vision naturally awakens in these good folk certain misgivings as to
sympathy between and suitability for each other, of these two widely
dissimilar parts of humanity.
It must of course at once be admitted, that, were the two sexual halves of
humanity distinct species, which, having once entered on a course of
evolution and differentiation, might continue to develop along those
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