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constant love and unshaken fidelity. In the thick and clouded part it also denotes love, but tinctured with the inconstancy of the butterfly.
The Serpent.
The serpent is the emblem of falsehood and enmity, and is likewise the general sign of an enemy. On the top, or in the middle of the cup, it promises to the consulting party the triumph which he desires over his enemy; but he will not attain it so easily if the serpent be in the thick or cloudy part. By the letter which frequently appears near the emblem, the enemy may be easily guessed, as it makes the initial of his name.
The Letter.
By letters we communicate to our friends either pleasant or unpleasant news, and such is the case here ; if this emblem is in the clear part, it denotes the speedy arrival of welcome news; if surrounded with dots, it announces the arrival of a considerable remittance of money; but, hemmed in by clouds is quite the contrary, and forebodes some melancholy or bad tidings of a loss, or some other sinister accident.
The Coffin.
The emblem of death prognosticates the same thing here, or a least, a long and tedious illness, if it be in the thick and turbid part. In the clear it denotes long life.
The Clouds.
If they be more light than dark, you may expect a good result from your hopes ; but, if they are black, you may give it up. Surrounded with dots, they imply success in trade, and in all your undertakings; and the brighter they are, the greater will be your happiness.
