| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: to her worthless, and she had painted it only in order to have an
additional reason for going to the artist.
She went in to him without ringing, and as she was taking off her
goloshes in the entry she heard a sound as of something running
softly in the studio, with a feminine rustle of skirts; and as
she hastened to peep in she caught a momentary glimpse of a bit
of brown petticoat, which vanished behind a big picture draped,
together with the easel, with black calico, to the floor. There
could be no doubt that a woman was hiding there. How often Olga
Ivanovna herself had taken refuge behind that picture!
Ryabovsky, evidently much embarrassed, held out both hands to
|
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: them a thousand times and found them innocuous, next to meaningless,
and easy to sleep under; but now it was different: the sermon
seemed to bristle with accusations; it seemed aimed straight and
specially at people who were concealing deadly sins. After church
they got away from the mob of congratulators as soon as they could,
and hurried homeward, chilled to the bone at they did not know what-
-vague, shadowy, indefinite fears. And by chance they caught a
glimpse of Mr. Burgess as he turned a corner. He paid no attention
to their nod of recognition! He hadn't seen it; but they did not
know that. What could his conduct mean? It might mean--it might--
mean--oh, a dozen dreadful things. Was it possible that he knew
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg |
