| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Octopus by Frank Norris: do."
She began talking to old Broderson, making inquiries as to his
wife, who had been sick the last week, and Osterman turned to the
company, shaking hands all around, keeping up an incessant stream
of conversation.
"Hello, boys and girls. Hello, Governor. Sort of a gathering of
the clans to-night. Well, if here isn't that man Annixter.
Hello, Buck. What do you know? Kind of dusty out to-night."
At once Annixter began to get red in the face, retiring towards a
corner of the room, standing in an awkward position by the case
of stuffed birds, shambling and confused, while Mrs. Derrick 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 The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: pier. They'd be ever so much nearer."
"Tried it," replied Bradford succintly. "Nearly lost the whole
business."
Nobody said anything for some time, but all looked helplessly to
where the vessels--from this elevation insignificant among the
tumbling waters--were pounding to pieces.
At this moment from the river a trail of black smoke became visible
over the point of sand-hill that ran down to the pier. A smokestack
darted into view, slowed down, and came to rest well inside the
river-channel. There it rose and fell regularly under the influence
of the swell that swung in from the lake. The crowd uttered a
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