human
For example, I prophesy by the whites of eggs, the analysis of coffee grounds, spotted or algebraic cards, and I sometimes read the future by means of a cock.
gpt
The last would suit me very well, said the young man.
human
But we should need a living cock, and a glassful of wheat; have you got them?
gpt
I have them, replied Mademoiselle Lenormand.
human
I also use catoptromancy at times.
gpt
I am looking for a Venetian mirror; for, as nearly as I can remember, said the young man,
human
Exactly, citizen. You seem to be well informed concerning my art.
gpt
Bah! said the young man.
human
Yes, yes; I take an occasional turn at the occult sciences.
gpt
There is also chiromancy,
human
Ah! that is what I want. All the other practices are more or less diabolical, while chiromancy has never been censured by the Catholic Church, being a science founded upon principles drawn from Holy Writ and transcendental philosophy. As much cannot be said for hydromancy, you will concede, citizeness, which has to do with a ring thrown into water; nor of pyromancy, which consists of placing the victim in the midst of a fire; of geomancy, which is performed by tracing cabalistic signs upon the ground; of capnomancy, where poppy seeds are thrown on burning coals; of coscinomancy, in which the hatchet, the sieve and the tongs are employed; nor, finally, of anthropomancy, in which human victims are sacrificed.