| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Polly of the Circus by Margaret Mayo: outdoor life as she to her indoor surroundings, for he, too, had
been with the circus since his earliest recollection.
The grass enclosure, where he waited, was shut in by a circle of
tents and wagons. The great, red property vans were waiting to
be loaded with the costumes and tackle which were constantly
being brought from the "big top," where the evening performance
was now going on. The gay striped curtains at the rear of the
tent were looped back to give air to the panting musicians, who
sat just inside. Through the opening, a glimpse of the audience
might be had, tier upon tier, fanning and shifting uneasily.
Near the main tent stood the long, low dressing "top," with the
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: Kent, preparatory to shutting the safe, drew out the envelope
intending to place it in another pigeon-hole where there was more
room. As he turned the envelope over he was thunderstruck to
recognize it as the one which Helen McIntyre had placed in the safe
on Wednesday morning. He had last seen the envelope lying on the
table in the smoking porch of the Club de Vingt, from whence it
had mysteriously disappeared, and now it was back again in
Rochester's safe!
Had it ever been missing from the safe? The question forced itself
on Kent as he returned to his chair, envelope in hand, and sat down
before his desk. He had accepted Detective Ferguson's statement
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