extend straight across Mount Mercury; if short, affairs of the heart
without marriage are denoted. When near the Heart Line, early marriage
is indicated; if it turns directly to the Heart Line, marriage will
occur between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one; if close to the top
of the mount, marriage will not take place before the thirty-fifth
year; if it curves upward it indicates a single life; when pronged and
running toward the center or to Mount Mars, divorce will occur. If the
end of this line droops, the subject will outlive wife or husband; if
broken, divorce is implied; if it ends in a cross, the wife or husband
will die from an accident. A branch from this line upward implies a
high position attained by marriage. A black spot on this line means
widowhood.