good fortune, the storm thief, and a feeling of dampness

A story of a patrimony of sorrow, told to Luís Cardoso by Mali Mau... Random bolding is mine.

“When my mother was pregnant with me, she used to say that she wanted a good future for her child. She tried to find out from wealthy people how they came by their fortune, but when they spoke only of inheritances, natural talents and suchlike, she gave up. Then one day, an old woman came to her and told her that, if fate smiled upon her, she might accidentally meet the spirit of seduction, Pontiana....