Diplomatic, lacking in will power, possessing extravagant tastes, greatly influenced by the opposite sex.

Brutality.—Thick, heavy, ungraceful handwriting, impulsive and lacking in intelligence.

Candor.—Clear, well-spaced lines and open rounded letters. Well and firmly crossed T’s.

Caution.—See Business.

Coldness.—Upright hand, closed up letters, no graceful “loop.”

Criticism.—This is often found allied to a good sequence of ideas. The separated letters of criticism and the carried on T crosses, &c., betray the quick thinker.

Deceit.—This is always indicated by the screwed-up, badly-formed letters, that run into one another; lines uneven, and words that trail off into a mere scrawl.

Determination is shown by the firmly crossed T, and the general firmness of the whole handwriting.

Eccentricity.—Always betrays itself in a weird signature. Economy, short tails; careful hand, short terminals.

Egotism.—Look for a flourish—for the curl back in capital C’s and E’s; for the curled back small d.