CARD FORTUNE TELLING
58
row
it is
;
indicated as
KH. We can now
the right, reckoning the key card as one.
count nine to
Our
third card,
however, finishes the row, so we have four routes open
(i) to turn upwards and keep to the outer cards,
in which case the ninth card would be the Ace of Hearts
to us
:
which we know to represent the home, and as no Spade
card adjoins it, all should go well. (2) We can turn downwards and keep to the outer cards, in which case we
reach the Seven of Hearts, indicating a false friend, and
touching this card are a fair woman, a warning against
speculation, unpleasant rumours, a success Ccird (Ace of
the presence of the Ace of Clubs just
Clubs), an illness
saving us from a very ugly series of disasters. (3) We can
turn upwards, and continue along the second row, in which
case we reach the Six of Hearts, a generous person, which
—
surrounded by a brunette woman, a warning of care
changing plans, a note of success if care is taken, a
dark man, a letter, a fair man, and unexpected news
is
in
much mixed up in the hfe and
and great care is necessary. (4) We
can turn downwards and proceed along the fourth row
and thus reach the Six of Clubs, business success, which
is surrounded by unpleasant rumours, warning against
other people are far too
plans of the enquirer
speculation, a late marriage, a warning agaiast change of
plans, a brunette
woman, imexpected news, a
fatality,
Clubs)—a
most unpleasant
by the Ace of Clubs
and a success card (Ace of
mixture, just saved from disaster
The key card itself, the King of Hearts, is surrounded
by a dark man, a fair woman, a journey, a prudent mar!
trouble with
seems reasonable
to assume that a marriage, rather late in Ufe, probably
with a woman as fair as or fairer than himself (the Queens
riage,
a
slight
disappointment,
friends, the thoughts of
of Hearts, Clubs,
someone
and Diamonds
temper,
—
so
it
are all
among
the cards