| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: you expect- "
"I never said I didn't believe it myself. Besides, I don't want
to argue. I want to watch the smiles playing 'Here we go round
the mulberry bush.'"
The girl broke into peals of silvery laughter. "Is my nose as
bad as all that?" she said presently.
"Your nose is the nose of dainty Columbine," said I. "Dream
noses, they call them. And you know that mulberry bushes don't
figure in that game any more than the bells of St. Clement Danes
are ever used by children playing 'Oranges and lemons.'"
"Admit it was a floater on your part, and I'll let you play a
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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 Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum: who is a magician shall talk to them and tell them what he has told
us. Then, if they decide to fight the Oz people, who have declared
war on us, I will lead the beasts to battle."
Rango the Gray Ape turned at once and glided swiftly through the
forest on his mission. The Bear gave a grunt and walked away. Gugu
the King rose and stretched himself. Then he said to Ruggedo: "Meet us
at sunrise to-morrow," and with stately stride vanished among the trees.
The man-unicorn, left alone with the strangers, suddenly stopped his
foolish prancing.
"You'd better make me a Unicorn again," he said. "I like being a
man, but the forest beasts won't know I'm their friend, Loo, and they
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