“Earth and fire and water and air
We solemnly promise, we solemnly swear
Not a word, not a hint, not a sound to declare
Earth and fire and water and air!”

—  Hilda Lewis

Oath of the four Grant children, first used in Ch. 2 : And Continues
The Ship that Flew (1939)

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