| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from A Daughter of Eve by Honore de Balzac: bounded in her bed with horror at such baseness. Wear false diamonds
to deceive her husband! Next she thought of borrowing the money from
the Rothschilds, who had so much, or from the archbishop of Paris,
whose mission it was to help persons in distress; darting thus from
thought to thought, seeking help in all. She deplored belonging to a
class opposed to the government. Formerly, she could easily have
borrowed the money on the steps of the throne. She thought of
appealing to her father, the Comte de Granville. But that great
magistrate had a horror of illegalities; his children knew how little
he sympathized with the trials of love; he was now a misanthrope and
held all affairs of the heart in horror. As for the Comtesse de
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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 Koran: bosom, it shall come forth white without hurt;-one of nine signs to
Pharaoh and his people; verily, they are a people who act abominably.'
And when our signs came to them visibly, they said, 'This is obvious
sorcery!' and they gainsaid them-though their souls made sure of
them unjustly, haughtily; but, behold what was the end of the
evildoers!
And we gave David and Solomon knowledge; and they both said, 'Praise
belongs to God, who hath preferred us over many of His servants who
believe!'
And Solomon was David's heir; and said, 'O ye folk! we have been
taught the speech of birds, and we have been given everything; verily,
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