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200 that had denied the existence of a second fortune teller in the house now opened the door and showed itself completely. A woman, for it was one, dressed in a flowing robe of no shape or color announced to me that she would tell my fortune. "Only one can go in," she said as Anna rose, and I started to hear my fate. The room I was shown into was a bedroom good sized, with a double bed, a beaureau a sofa (on which lay a pair of corsets) and chairs, & at the foot of the bed was a table. On either side were chairs and three packs of [[end page]] [[start page]] 201 cards lay on the table. The woman closed the door behind us and said: "Will you sit down there," indicating with her hand the chair facing the windows "Its a very dark day," she then remarked, to which I agreed saying it looked like rain or snow. "Take off your gloves and shuffle these cards," said the fortune teller taking the chair opposite me. I tremblingly obeyed shuffling in a very awkward manner. "Now make a wish as you shuffle": Every idea seemed to have forsaken me, but I managed