The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from A Start in Life by Honore de Balzac: cold. Besides, I am going to get into the coach."
The lad must have touched some tender spot, for his mother caught him
to her bosom, kissed him as if he were starting upon a long journey,
and went with him to the vehicle with tears in her eyes.
"Don't forget to give five francs to the servants when you come away,"
she said; "write me three times at least during the fifteen days;
behave properly, and remember all that I have told you. You have linen
enough; don't send any to the wash. And above all, remember Monsieur
Moreau's kindness; mind him as you would a father, and follow his
advice."
As he got into the coach, Oscar's blue woollen stockings became
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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 A Hero of Our Time by M.Y. Lermontov: "I will not justify myself, nor explain my ac-
tions: I do not love you."
Her lips grew slightly pale.
"Leave me," she said, in a scarcely audible
voice.
I shrugged my shoulders, turned round, and
walked away.
CHAPTER XVI
25th June.
I SOMETIMES despise myself. . . Is not that
the reason why I despise others also? . . .
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