NAPOLEON'S CARD METHODS
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of Clubs, the Eight of Hearts, the Nine of Diamonds,
the Ace of Clubs, they would read thus
"
told
Queen
Hearts
of
—the
lady whose
fortune
being
is
—
—
or soon will be, in a house
is,
and
;
Jack of Clubs where
meet with a dark young man, who Eight of
—
—will entreat her assistance to forward his interests
with a
girl— Nine of Diamonds —he having met with
delays and disappointment — Ace of Clubs — but a letter
she will
Hearts
fair
will arrive
remove
announcing the possession of money, which will
all difficulties.
is " for those who did not expect it," and
composed of four cards
let us say the Ten of
Hearts, Nine of Clubs, Eight of Spades, and Ten of
Diamonds, signifying
" The Ten of Hearts
an unexpected piece of good
fortune and great happiness Nine of Clubs caused by an
The
third pack
will be
;
—
—
—Eight of
—
—which joy may
perhaps be followed by a slight sickness —Ten of Spades
unlooked-for legacy
Spades
the result of a fatiguing journey."
There now remains on the table only the card intended
" the Surprise."
This, however, must be left untouched, the other cards gathered up, shuffled, cut, and
for
again laid out in three packs, not forgetting at the first
deal to add a card to " the Surprise." After the different
packs have been duly examined and explained, as before
must again be gathered up, shuffled, etc.,
indeed, the whole operation repeated, after which the three
cards forming " the Surprise " are examined
and supdescribed, they
;
posing them to be the Seven of Hearts, the Jack of Clubs,
and the Queen of Spades, are to be thus interpreted
:
" Seven of
Hearts— pleasant thoughts and
—Jack of Clubs —of a dark young man — Queen of
—relative to a malicious dark woman, or widow,
tentions
Spades
who
friendly in-
will cause
him much unhappiness."