The shorter and simpler star method surrounds the card representing the person trying his or her fortune with a less number of cards. The cards are shuffled and cut as before described, and the topmost one withdrawn. We will suppose the center card to be the jack of clubs, representing a dark young man. The first topmost one proves to be the ace of clubs and is placed above the head of the jack. The second, the eight of hearts, is placed at his feet; the third, the jack of diamonds, at his right; the fourth, the queen of spades, at his left. These are now read: Ace of clubs--"you will soon receive a letter which will give you great pleasure"--eight of hearts--"from a fair girl"--jack of diamonds--"a man in uniform"--queen of spades--"and a malicious widow will seek to injure you on that very account." WISHES Having finished all the different methods of laying the cards, various indications will now be given which are supposed to show whether the one who is consulting will obtain his or her wish. These are done in various methods, and each is given in order. WISH NO. I. The pack of thirty-two selected cards having been well shuffled and cut, proceed by turning them up by threes; if an ace appears amongst the three, those three cards must be taken out; and if the nine of hearts and the significator appear, they must also be taken out with the cards that accompany them. This operation has to be repeated three times, and if in the three times the four aces, the significator and the nine of hearts come out in eleven or nine cards, then the wish is taken to be certain; if they do not appear under twelve or fifteen, it is said the wish will not come to pass. To make the meaning perfectly clear, we will suppose that a dark man, represented by the king of clubs, is making the essay. Having well shuffled and cut the cards, they must be turned up in threes. In the first come the king of diamonds, ace of spades, and king of clubs--the person who is making the essay; the next three are king and queen of spades and ten of diamonds--these are useless; the next three, the ten of hearts, six of diamonds and king of hearts--these are laid on one side; then the seven and eight of spades and ace of diamonds--these are withdrawn and are put over the other three, with the ace and significator; the next three--nine of diamonds, eight of clubs and ace of clubs, these come out; likewise the jack of clubs, ten of spades, and ace of hearts, and the two left are the jack of spades and nine of hearts--the other cards are useless. Fourteen cards are now left, they are shuffled and cut, and again dealt in threes.