| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Marie by H. Rider Haggard: enough grass for their horses, or Heaven knows what they thought. Stay
now, I will do something," and, opening the door, I called to the
guards, honest fellows in their way, whom I had known in past times.
"Listen, friends," I said. "A tale has been brought to me that I am not
to be taken to the big camp to have my case inquired of by the council,
but am to be shot down in cold blood when I come out of this house
to-morrow morning. Is that true?"
"Allemachte, Englishman!" answered one of them. "Do you take us for
murderers? Our orders are to lead you to the commandant wherever he may
appoint, so have no fear that we shall shoot you like a Kaffir. Either
you or they who told you such a story are mad."
Marie |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: finds he's a coward. It's pretty hard for me to understand
dishonesty, or how a man can be dishonest. I've tried, but I can't
do it. Crookedness isn't my particular kind of fault. But I do
know this: that we every one of us have something to be forgiven for
by some one. I guess I've got a temper that makes me pretty sorry
sometimes. Probably you don't see how it's possible for a man to
get crazy mad about little things. That isn't your particular kind
of fault."
"Oh, for God's sake, drop that preaching. It makes me sick!" broke
out Newmark.
Orde smiled whimsically.
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