Excerpt: ...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 Pg 74 Mercury should be straight and clear, without breaks or irregularities of any kind (1, Plate XVII .). 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. ). Pg 75 When the line is clear and distinct, but has a lot of little lines dropping from it, it foreshadows trouble and anxiety in the marriage, but brought on by the delicacy and ill-health of the partner (5, Plate XVII .). When the line has a curve at the end, and if a cross or line be found cutting into this curve (2, Plate XVIII .), the partner will die by accident or a sudden illness of some kind. But when the Marriage Line ends in a long, gradual curve into the Heart Line, the death of the partner will come about by gradual ill-health or illness of a very long duration. When the line has an "island" at the beginning, then the marriage will be for a long time delayed, and the two persons will be much separated at the commencement of their married life. When the "island" is found...