| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: front of it."
Muller looked his interest.
"I thought it might possibly be the Convent Church of the Grey
Sisters, but I wasn't quite sure, so I went there an hour ago. It's
all right, just as I thought. And I suppose it has something to do
with the case of last night, so I thought I had better report at
once. I was on my way to the station."
"That will do very well. You have saved us much time and you have
shown that you are eminently fitted for this business."
"If you really will try me, then - "
"We'll see. You can begin on this. Come to the church with me now."
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Chronicles of the Canongate by Walter Scott: "A gentleman, Miss Nelly, that insists on seeing my master."
"A very old and deeply-indebted friend," said I, "that ventures
to press myself on my much-respected benefactor on my return from
abroad."
"Alas, sir," replied she, "my uncle would be happy to see you,
but--"
At this moment something was heard within the apartment like the
falling of a plate, or glass, and immediately after my friend's
voice called angrily and eagerly for his niece. She entered the
room hastily, and so did I. But it was to see a spectacle,
compared with which that of my benefactor stretched on his bier
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay: battle, but there was plenty of "roughing it," and occasionally
real hardship, as when the men were obliged to go for three days
without food. The volunteers had not enlisted for any definite
length of time, and seeing no prospect of fighting, they soon
became clamorous to return home. Accordingly his and other
companies were mustered out of service on May 27, at the mouth of
Fox River. At the same time the governor, not wishing to weaken
his forces before the arrival of other soldiers to take their
places, called for volunteers to remain twenty days longer.
Lincoln had gone to the frontier to do real service, not for the
glory of being captain. Accordingly, on the day on which he was
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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 Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: kitchen when a fresh hubbub arose inside--more shouts for help.
Amyas ran forward breaking his head against the doorway, and
beheld, as soon as he could see for the flashes in his eyes, an old
acquaintance, held on each side by a sturdy sailor.
With one arm in the sleeve of his doublet, and the other in a not
over spotless shirt; holding up his hose with one hand, and with
the other a candle, whereby he had lighted himself to his own
confusion; foaming with rage, stood Mr. Evan Morgans, alias Father
Parsons, looking, between his confused habiliments and his fiery
visage (as Yeo told him to his face), "the very moral of a half-
plucked turkey-cock." And behind him, dressed, stood Eustace
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