A Correct Diagnosis.—“ Yea, sir,” went on Professor X. to a gentleman to whom he had been recently introduced, “I have given some attention to the study of human nature, and I rarely fail to read a face correctly. Now, there is a lady,” he continued, pointing across the room, “the lines of whose countenance are as clear to me as type. The chin shows firmness of disposition, amounting to obstinacy; the sharp, pointed nose a vicious temperament; the large mouth volubility, the eyes a dryness of soul, the ” “Wonderful Professor, wonderful.” “ You know something of the lady, then?” said the Professor complacently, “ Yes, a little; she’s my wile, 1 *
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Evening Star, Issue 7449, 18 February 1888, Page 1 (Supplement)
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110Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 7449, 18 February 1888, Page 1 (Supplement)
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