The person consulting is now asked to select one of the three packs. Supposing this to be the middle one, and that the cards comprising it are the jack of diamonds, the king of diamonds, the seven of spades, the queen of spades, the seven of clubs; recollecting the previous instructions regarding the individual and the supposed relative signification of the cards, they may be easily interpreted as follows: "The jack of diamonds--a fair young man possessed of no delicacy of feeling, seeks to injure--the king of diamonds--a fair man in uniform--seven of spades--and will succeed in causing him some annoyance--the queen of spades--at the instigation of a spiteful woman--seven of clubs--but by means of a small sum of money matters will be easily arranged." The left hand pack is next taken up, which is "for the house" the former one having been for the lady herself. Supposing it to consist of the queen of hearts, the jack of clubs, the eight of hearts, the nine of diamonds and the ace of clubs, they would be read thus: "Queen of hearts--the lady whose fortune is being told is or soon will be in a house--jack of clubs--where she will meet with a dark young man, who--eight of hearts--will entreat her assistance to forward his interests with a fair girl--nine of diamonds--he having met with delay and disappointment--ace of clubs--but a letter will arrive announcing the possession of money, which will remove all difficulties." The third pack is "for those who do not expect it," and will be composed of four cards: the ten of hearts, the nine of clubs, eight of spades, and ten of diamonds: "The ten of hearts--an unexpected piece of good fortune and great happiness--nine of clubs--caused by an unlooked for legacy--eight of spades--which joy may be followed by a short sickness--ten of diamonds--the result of a fatiguing journey." There now remains on the table only the card intended for "the surprise." This, however, must be left untouched, the other cards gathered up, shuffled, cut, and 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 described, they must again be gathered up, shuffled, etc., indeed the whole operation repeated, after which, the three cards forming "the surprise" are examined, and supposing them to be the seven of hearts, the jack of clubs and the queen of spades, they are to be thus interpreted: "Seven of hearts--pleasant thoughts and friendly intentions--jack of clubs--of a dark young man--queen of spades--relative to a malicious dark woman, who will cause him much unhappiness." DEALING THE CARDS BY FIVES Shuffle the 32-card pack thoroughly and cut it twice with the left hand, placing the first cut face downward at the right hand and the second on the left.