It is the position of the eye that determines the expression of the head, for it is the direction of the eye that tells us on which side the object of veneration, suspicion, etc., is supposed to be.  The shoulders should be observed here.  They are the thermometer of passion; the stronger the emotion, the higher they should be raised.

Lesson III.

The Hand.

Concentric..........  Closed. 
The Hand.   Normal..............  Open. 
Excentric ..........  Wide open.

Combinations of Hand-Movements.

Concentro-concentric Fist closed tight, thumb pressing against the
knuckles:  Struggle.

Concentro-normal Hand closed, thumb resting lightly against the
side of the index finger:  Power, authority.

Concentro-excentric Hand open, fingers contracted:  Convulsion.

Normo-concentric Limp, fingers turned slightly inward: 
Prostration.[A]

Normo-normal Limp:  Abandon.

Normo-excentric Open, fingers straight:  Expansion.

Excentro-concentric Wide open, fingers stretched apart and
contracted:  Execration.

Excentro-normal Fingers stretched apart and straight:  Exaltation.

Excentro-excentric Fingers stretched wide apart and backward: 
Exasperation.

Lesson IV.

The Arms.

Let the arms swing backward from their natural position, with the palm of the hands turned toward the front; head raised.  Say:  “It is impossible!”

There is no doubt whatever about it.

[Illustration]

Arms at the side in their natural position, palms toward the front; head straight, Say:  “It is not so.”

Arms slightly forward; head very slightly bent.  Say:  “It is improbable.”

Forearms slightly raised.  Say:  “Maybe.”

Forearms still higher.  Say:  “It is probable.”

Forearms at right angles with upper arms, palms always upward; head bent.  Say:  “It is so.”

Forearms higher.  Say:  “It is certain.”

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!”

[Illustration]

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.