They are continually getting themselves into trouble and into false positions, but, I must admit, more by a strange fatality of things than by their own wilful actions.

Nevertheless, such infelicities might be very unpleasant for their employer, especially if he has more heart than brains.
The third finger, if extremely long and straight, indicates an extraordinary desire for glory, celebrity, publicity and the like; and although this might be an extremely good quality in the case of an actor, preacher, politician or public man, it may be most undesirable if such a person is to occupy the position of a private secretary, or the confidential clerk to some family lawyer.
If this finger is crooked as well as very long, all the above qualities will be intensified and exaggerated.

The love of spending money and fondness for show will also be more marked, the gambling tendencies very pronounced.

No position involving the handling of money, should be entrusted to the possessor of such a finger.
The fourth, or little finger, if long (passing the nail joint of the third) is indicative of power of speech and subtlety in choice of language--the saying "to twist a person round one's little finger" originated from this very sign.

Such people have a marvellous gift of speech, eloquence and flow of language, valuable gifts, of course, for orators and public persons, but not desirable qualities in a wife if a man is fond of sleep.
A short "little finger" denotes the reverse of the above.