def parse_Element(self, node):
        """parse an element
        
        An XML element corresponds to an actual tag in the source:
        <xref id='...'>, <p chance='...'>, <choice>, etc.
        Each element type is handled in its own method.  Like we did in
        parse(), we construct a method name based on the name of the
        element ("do_xref" for an <xref> tag, etc.) and
        call the method.
        """
        handlerMethod = getattr(self, "do_%s" % node.tagName)
        handlerMethod(node)
parse an element
        
        An XML element corresponds to an actual tag in the source:
        <xref id='...'>, <p chance='...'>, <choice>, etc.
        Each element type is handled in its own method.  Like we did in
        parse(), we construct a method name based on the name of the
        element ("do_xref" for an <xref> tag, etc.) and
        call the method.