When the Line of Heart commences with a fork, one branch on Jupiter and
the other between the first and second fingers, it is an excellent sign
of a well-balanced, happy, affectionate disposition, and a good promise
of great happiness in all matters of affection.

When the Line of Heart is very thin and with no branches, it denotes
coldness and want of heart.

When there is no Line of Heart whatever, it is a sign of a cold-blooded,
unemotional nature. Such people can, however, be brutally sensual and
especially so if the Mount of Venus is high (_see_ Mounts, page 140).

A broken Heart Line is a certain sign that some terrible tragedy in the
affections will at some time or other overwhelm the subject.

It may not often be found nowadays, but I have seen it in some few cases,
and these persons never recovered the loss of the loved one or ever had
love in their lives again.

CHAPTER VIII

SIGNS RELATING TO MARRIAGE

What is called the Line of Marriage is that mark or marks, as the case
may be, found on the side of the Mount under the fourth finger (1, Plate
XVII.).

I will first proceed to give all the details possible about these lines,
and then call my reader's attention to the other marks on the hand that
qualify these Lines of Marriage, and further add a wealth of information
regarding them.

The Line, or Lines, of Marriage may be found as very short marks almost
on the very side of the hand, or they may appear as quite long lines
rising from the side of the hand into the face of the Mount of Mercury,
or, in some cases, going farther still into the hand itself.

Only the clearly formed lines relate to marriage, the short ones to deep
affection, or marriage contemplated, but never entered into (2, Plate
XVII.).

When the deep line is found lying close to the line of Heart, the
marriage will take place early in life, but the other marks I am going to
explain later will give more accurate dates as to when the event will
occur.

For a happy marriage the lines on the Mount of Mercury should be
straight and clear, without breaks or irregularities of any kind (1,
Plate XVII.).

[Illustration: PLATE XVII.

MARRIAGE LINES. THE LINE OF MARRIAGE.]

When the Line of Marriage curves or droops downwards (3, Plate XVII.),
the person on whose hand this appears will outlive the other.

When the line turns upward in the reverse direction, the possessor is not
likely ever to marry (4, Plate XVII.).

When