Reading the Cup is essentially, a domestic form of Fortune-telling practiced at home, and with success by anyone who will take the trouble to master the simple rules laid down in these pages. This is also in the hope that it will provide a basis for much innocent and inexpensive amusement and recreation round the tea table at home, as well as for a more serious study of an interesting subject, that this little guidebook to the science is confidently offered to the public.
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