| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: moved impatiently. She had thought Grandma was going to understand
and perhaps show her some way to solve her problems. But like all
old people she'd gotten to talking about things that happened
before anyone was born, things no one was interested in. Scarlett
wished she had not confided in her.
"Well, go home, child, or they'll be worrying about you," she said
suddenly. "Send Pork with the wagon this afternoon. . . . And
don't think you can lay down the load, ever. Because you can't.
I know."
Indian summer lingered into November that year and the warm days
were bright days for those at Tara. The worst was over. They had
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy: would not bet, and he kept his vow, for on leaving the
town at nine o'clock in the evening he had diminish
his cash only to the extent of a few shillings.
He trotted slowly homeward, and it was now that
was struck for the first time with a thought that Fanny
had been really prevented by illness from keeping her
promise. This time she could have made no mistake
He regretted that he had not remained in Casterbridge
and made inquiries. Reaching home he quietly un-
harnessed the horse and came indoors, as we have seen,
to the fearful shock that awaited him.
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