• The wide letter, the letter that takes up more than its "allotted" space as it moves to the right, is typical of the spontaneous, broadminded, and "large" writer, who is sociable and sympathetic, eager to share with you and willing to let you share with him; he is "extroverted." But if the letter is "too wide," if it seems to spread and unfold, as it were, at our expense, the writer is obtrusive, impudent, or simply an intruder.
• The narrow letter, the letter that has surrendered part of its "allotted" space, is characteristic of the inhibited, uneasy, narrow-minded, economical writer, who is not sociable, who is prepared to share with you nor desirous of having you share with him; he is "introverted." But if a letter is "too narrow," then our subject is timid, seclusive, suspicious, and avaricious. A narrow initial letter of a word betrays particularly the socially timid.
• We often see narrow letters widely spaced, or wide letters closely following each other. Obviously, this is a coincidence of two contradictory tendencies: narrow letters widely spaced reveal one whose sympathy and generosity are either simulated or forced upon him by circumstances. Wide letters narrowly spaced betoken the liberal and sympathetic person who simulates the economical and concentrated worker either voluntarily or because of circumstances.

• The letters between the first and the last letter, the body of the word, so to speak, portray the process of thinking that leads the writer from an intention to an accomplishment, a decision, an act. A clear, well-proportioned last letter indicates a clear and trustworthy decision; an illegible, neglected, or omitted last letter is a warning. A disproportionately tall last letter is characteristic of the person who not only has an opinion, but insists on it-because he has character, or because he is arrogant, opinionated.

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