The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy: since the day of her marriage even she had not exhibited
herself to such advantage.
"How pretty you look today, Thomasin!" he said.
"Is it because of the Maypole?"
"Not altogether." And then she blushed and dropped her eyes,
which he did not specially observe, though her manner
seemed to him to be rather peculiar, considering that
she was only addressing himself. Could it be possible
that she had put on her summer clothes to please him?
He recalled her conduct towards him throughout
the last few weeks, when they had often been working
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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 Case of The Lamp That Went Out by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: perhaps, but who had none of the freshness and vigour of youth.
The scanty hair, the sunken temples, and the faded skin, emphasised
the look of dissipation given by the lines about the sensual mouth
and the shifty eyes.
"Well, say, can't your master find anything better to paint than a
face like that?" Muller asked with a laugh.
"Goodness me! you mustn't say such things!" exclaimed Franz in
alarm; "that's the Madam's brother. He's an officer, I'd have you
know. It's true, he doesn't look like much there, but that's
because he's not in uniform. It makes such a difference."
"Is the lady anything like her brother?" asked the detective
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