This was hardly surprising, since the described relationship did not obtain at the moment.  Madame Vesant had not had time to compute a new horoscope and was improvising.  But she was untroubled by it; she was speaking a "higher truth," giving good advice and helping her friends.  To be able to help two friends at once made Becky Vesey especially happy. "Dear, you really do understand it, you have born talent for it.  You are Venus, as always, and Mars is reinforced, being both your husband and that young man Smith for the duration of this crisis.  Mercury is Dr. Harshaw.  To offset the imbalance caused by the reinforcement of Mars, Venus must sustain Mercury until the crisis is past.  But you have very little time for it; Venus waxes in influence until reaching meridian, only seven minutes from now - after that your influence will decline.  You must act quickly."