human
In truth, madame, you are fortunate, said she;
gpt
You are not mistaken, madame.
human
Your third card, the nine of diamonds, makes me think that you left the island when still very young. The convolvulus, which figures on the lower part of the card, and which is the symbol of a woman seeking for something to cling to, would indicate that you left the island to be married.
gpt
That is also true, madame,
human
Your fourth card, which is the ten of spades, indicates the loss of your hopes; but the fruits and flowers of the saxifrage which are on the same card suggest that the disappointment was but momentary, and that a happy conclusion--probably a marriage--succeeded fears which amounted even to loss of hope.
gpt
If you had read in the book of my own life, madame, you could not have seen more clearly.
human
That encourages me, said the sibyl;
gpt
Here is the eight of spades. Achilles is dragging Hector, chained to his car, around the walls of Troy; lower down a woman is kneeling before a tomb. Your husband, like the Trojan hero, must have died a violent death, probably upon the scaffold. But here is a singular thing, on the same card: opposite the weeping woman the bones of Pelops are crossed above the talisman of the moon, which means, 'Happy fatality.' To a great misfortune will succeed good fortune which is even greater.
human
That belongs to the future and therefore I cannot answer for it.
gpt
You have two children?
human
Yes, madame.
gpt
A son and a daughter?
human
Yes.