When equal in develop­ment with Mars it indicates a love of argument and strife, especially of words; sprightliness, rapidity of thought and motion, and a tendency to disbelief or infidelity, but it is seldom that Mercury is seen in equal development with Mars. Equal with the mount of Moon, it indicates intuition in deep scientific subjects and invariably a good amount of financial success; when Mercury is equal in development with Venus, we find sympathy, eloquence, good fortune, humour, and often sincere piety, but if the hands have other unfavourable signs this combination will show a tendency towards meddlesomeness and inconstancy.