Forearms still higher (upper arms follow); head bent forward. Say: "It is evident!"
Forearms still higher (by this time the upper arms are horizontal); head bent way forward. Say: "There is no doubt whatever!"
As will be noticed, the head moves in the opposite direction from the arms. The face must express what the words say. The movements of the arms alone, without the expression of the face, do not mean anything.
Lesson V.
Inflections of the Hand.--Combinations of the Arm and Hand.
1. Acceptance. Put the arm out naturally, palm upward.
2. Caress. Raise the shoulder; bend the head, keep the elbow close to the side; raise the hand as high as the face and, with palm outward, bring it slowly down again as if stroking an object, at the same time raising the head.
3. Negation. Draw a horizontal line in the air, the movement finishing in an outward direction.
4. Self-control. Arm hanging at the side, hand in the concentro-normal condition, denoting authority, power over one's self.
5. Authority. Extend the arm and raise it in front a little higher than the level of the shoulder; then raise the hand, which should be in the concentro-normal state, from the wrist and let it fall again with decision.