| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather: listened to stories about the early days on the
Divide. While they were walking among the
flower beds, a buggy drove up the hill and
stopped in front of the gate. A man got out and
stood talking to the driver. The little girls
were delighted at the advent of a stranger, some
one from very far away, they knew by his
clothes, his gloves, and the sharp, pointed cut
of his dark beard. The girls fell behind their
aunt and peeped out at him from among the
castor beans. The stranger came up to the gate
O Pioneers! |
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 Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: was loud in his scorn of this state of things; Mr. Wilding was sad, and
his depression again spread to the Duke after a few words had passed
between them towards evening. Fletcher was for heroic measures. He
looked only ahead now, like the good soldier that he was; and, already,
he began to suggest a bold dash for Exeter, for weapons, horses, and
possibly the militia as well, for they had ample evidence that the men
composing it might easily be induced to desert to the Duke's side.
The suggestion was one that instantly received Mr. Wilding's heartiest
approval. It seemed to fill him suddenly with hope, and he spoke of it,
indeed, as an inspiration which, if acted upon, might yet save the
situation. The Duke was undecided as ever; he was too much troubled
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