CARD FORTUNE TELLING
96
Then came a
set consisting of the Seven
Diamonds, and Eight of Clubs, which
were retained
and finally, the Eight of Spades, Ace of
Clubs, and the King of Clubs, which were also kept.
These twelve cards were now gathered and shuffled for
the third and fateful deal, the result of which was as
follows
The first set contained the Ace of Hearts, Nine
of Hearts, and the King of Clubs a very good start, giving
of the enquirer.
of Spades,
Ace
of
;
:
—
us three of the necessary cards at once.
The second
set
contained the Nine of Diamonds, Jack of Spades, and
Eight of Clubs, indicating some obstacle or difficulty to
be faced, as none of these cards were of any use and clearly
Then
and Ten of Spades,
thus destroying all hope of immediate success but the
final set commenced with the Ace of Diamonds, thus
delayed the gratification of the enquirer's wish.
came
the Ace of Clubs, Ace of Spades,
—
enabling us to get out at the tenth card.
This
quite
is
good, and shows success after some small delay or
culty
—indeed,
it
is
always reckoned satisfactory
diffi-
the
if
Six or
six fateful cards can be secured at the eleventh.
seven would show startling an