Chapter 1 - An Astrologers Day (part 1)

Punctually at midday he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shell , a squuare piece of cloth with obscure mystic Charts on it, a notebook, and a bundle of palmyra writing. His forehead was really an outcome of a continual searching look for customers, but which his simple clients took to be a prophetic light and felt comforted. The power of his eyes was considerably Enhanced by their position placed as they were between the painted forehead and the dark whiskers which streamed down his cheeks even a half-wit's eyes would sparkling in such a setting. To crown the effect he would a saffron- coloured turbo around his head . This colour scheme never failed.