| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Sons of the Soil by Honore de Balzac: all governed by fear. That was the great secret of the Convention, and
of the Emperor, too."
"Good heavens! is this the forest of Bondy?" cried the general.
"My dear," said Sibilet's wife, appearing at this moment, "your
breakfast is ready. Pray excuse him, Monsieur le comte; he has eaten
nothing since morning for he was obliged to go to Ronquerolles to
deliver some barley."
"Go, go, Sibilet," said the general.
The next morning the count rose early, before daylight, and went to
the gate of the Avonne, intending to talk with the one forester whom
he employed and find out what the man's sentiments really were.
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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 Man in Lower Ten by Mary Roberts Rinehart: Johnson, bring him, bless him."
To this day I believe the Sam Forbeses have not recovered from the
surprise of my unexpected arrival, my one appearance at dinner in
Granger's clothes, and the note on my dresser which informed them
the next morning that I had folded my tents like the Arabs and
silently stole away. For at half after five Johnson and I, the
former as uninquisitive as ever, were on our way through the dust
to the station, three miles away, and by four that afternoon we
were in Washington. The journey had been uneventful. Johnson
relaxed under the influence of my tobacco, and spoke at some length
on the latest improvements in gallows, dilating on the absurdity of
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