| 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: to count for nothing in forming the nater of the son.
As far as that chief Christian is concerned I might as well
have stayed at home and seed nothing, like all the rest
of ye here. Though, as far as myself is concerned,
a dashing spirit has counted for sommat, to be sure!"
"Don't ye let me down so, Father; I feel no bigger
than a ninepin after it. I've made but a bruckle hit,
I'm afeard."
"Come, come. Never pitch yerself in such a low key
as that, Christian; you should try more," said Fairway.
"Yes, you should try more," echoed the Grandfer
Return of the Native |
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 Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: bing me of her if you could not gain her by the act? Win
her confidence and love, sire. It may be done. Thus only
may happiness result to you and to her."
"You see," exclaimed the king, "what your loyalty amounts
to! I believe that you are saving her for the impostor--I
have heard as much hinted at before this. Nor do I doubt
that she would gladly connive with the fellow if she thought
there was a chance of his seizing the throne."
Von der Tann paled. For the first time righteous indigna-
tion and anger got the better of him. He took a step toward
the king.
The Mad King |
