The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: letter into my hand without a word. It's from a big firm out
there--the Tiff'ny of St. Louis, he says it is--offering him a
place in their clock-department. Seems they heart of him through
a German friend of his that's settled out there. It's a splendid
opening, and if he gives satisfaction they'll raise him at the end
of the year."
She paused, flushed with the importance of the situation,
which seemed to lift her once for all above the dull level of her
former life.
"Then you'll have to go?" came at last from Ann Eliza.
Evelina stared. "You wouldn't have me interfere with his
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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 Village Rector by Honore de Balzac: "Agriculture is a question of time," he said; "the little that I know
of it makes me understand what a gain it would be to get some good out
of the winter. The rains are now beginning, and the mountains will
soon be covered with snow; your operations cannot then be begun. Had
you not better hasten Monsieur Grossetete?"
Insensibly, Monsieur Bonnet, who at first did all the talking, led
Madame Graslin to join in the conversation and so distract her
thoughts; in fact, he left her almost recovered from the emotions of
the day. Madame Sauviat, however, thought her daughter too violently
agitated to be left alone, and she spent the night in her room.
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