| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Touchstone by Edith Wharton: interesting ones are out of my reach. Here's a queer little
collection, though--the rarest thing I've got--half a dozen of
Shelley's letters to Harriet Westbrook. I had a devil of a time
getting them--a lot of collectors were after them."
Glennard, taking the volume from his hand, glanced with a kind of
repugnance at the interleaving of yellow cris-crossed sheets.
"She was the one who drowned herself, wasn't she?"
Flamel nodded. "I suppose that little episode adds about fifty
per cent. to their value," he said, meditatively.
Glennard laid the book down. He wondered why he had joined
Flamel. He was in no humor to be amused by the older man's talk,
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: "Too many explanations have I heard already, sir," he answered. He
turned to one of his secretaries. In his sudden access of choler he
forgot his colleagues altogether. "The prisoners are committed for
trial," said he harshly, and Trenchard breathed freely at last. But
the next instant he caught his breath again, for a ringing voice was
heard without demanding to see His Grace of Albemarle at once, and the
voice was the voice of Anthony Wilding.
CHAPTER XI
THE MARPLOT
Mr. Wilding's appearance produced as many different emotions as there
were individuals present. He made the company a sweeping bow on his
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