| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: think I have seen that long ago?" she heard his deep voice
protesting.--"And as to my courage," Mrs. Travers continued, her
expression charmingly undecided between frowns and smiles;
"didn't I tell you only a few hours ago, only last evening, that
I was not capable of thinking myself into a fright; you remember,
when you were begging me to try something of the kind. Don't
imagine that I would have been ashamed to try. But I couldn't
have done it. No. Not even for the sake of somebody else's
kingdom. Do you understand me?"
"God knows," said the attentive Lingard after a time, with an
unexpected sigh. "You people seem to be made of another stuff."
The Rescue |
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 Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane: care and skill.
When the regiment was aligned in another
position each man's regard for his safety caused
another line of small intrenchments. They ate
their noon meal behind a third one. They were
moved from this one also. They were marched
from place to place with apparent aimlessness.
The youth had been taught that a man be-
came another thing in a battle. He saw his sal-
vation in such a change. Hence this waiting
was an ordeal to him. He was in a fever of im-
The Red Badge of Courage |
