| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Door in the Wall, et. al. by H. G. Wells: that he resorted to force. He thought of seizing a spade and
suddenly smiting one or two of them to earth, and so in fair combat
showing the advantage of eyes. He went so far with that resolution
as to seize his spade, and then he discovered a new thing about
himself, and that was that it was impossible for him to hit a blind
man in cold blood.
He hesitated, and found them all aware that he had snatched up
the spade. They stood all alert, with their heads on one side, and
bent ears towards him for what he would do next.
"Put that spade down," said one, and he felt a sort of
helpless horror. He came near obedience.
|
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 The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: besides he had not the leisure. He had to answer Lingard's
questions about the people of the yacht. No, he couldn't say Mrs.
Travers was what you may call frightened. She seemed to have
something in her mind. Oh, yes! The chaps were in a funk. Would
they fight? Anybody would fight when driven to it, funk or no
funk. That was his experience. Naturally one liked to have
something better than a handspike to do it with. Still-- In the
pause Carter seemed to weigh with composure the chances of men
with handspikes.
"What do you want to fight us for?" he asked, suddenly.
Lingard started.
The Rescue |
