It will be observed (1) that these additamenta have little connection with the pictorial designs of the cards to which they refer, as these correspond with the more important speculative values; (2) and further that the additional meanings are very often in disagreement with those previously given. All meanings are largely independent of one another and all are reduced, accentuated or subject to modification and sometimes almost reversal by their place in a sequence. There is scarcely any canon of criticism in matters of this kind. I suppose that in proportion as any system descends from generalities to details it becomes naturally the more precarious; and in the records of professional fortune-telling, it offers more of the dregs and lees of the subject. At the same time, divinations based on intuition and second sight are of little practical value unless they come down from the region of universals to that of particulars; but in proportion as this gift is present in a particular case, the specific meanings recorded by past cartomancists will be disregarded in favor of the personal appreciation of card values. This has been intimated already. It seems necessary to add the following speculative readings. Section 5 THE RECURRENCE OF CARDS IN DEALING IN THE NATURAL POSITION 4 Kings = great honor; 3 Kings = consultation; 2 Kings = minor counsel. 4 Queens = great debate; 3 Queens = deception by women; 2 Queens = sincere friends. 4 Knights = serious matters; 3 Knights = lively debate; 2 Knights = intimacy. 4 Pages = dangerous illness; 3 Pages = dispute; 2 Pages = disquiet. 4 Tens = condemnation; 3 Tens = new condition; 2 Tens = change. 4 Nines = a good friend; 3 Nines = success; 2 Nines = receipt. 4 Eights = reverse; 3 Eights = marriage; 2 Eights = new knowledge. 4 Sevens = intrigue; 3 Sevens = infirmity; 2 Sevens = news. 4 Sixes = abundance; 3 Sixes = success; 2 Sixes = irritability. 4 Fives = regularity; 3 Fives = determination; 2 Fives = vigils. 4 Fours = journey near at hand; 3 Fours = a subject of reflection; 2 Fours = insomnia. 4 Threes = progress; 3 Threes = unity; 2 Threes = calm. 4 Twos = contention; 3 twos = security; 2 Twos = accord. 4 Aces = favorable chance; 3 Aces = small success; 2 Aces = trickery. Reversed 4 Kings = celerity; 3 Kings = commerce; 2 Kings = projects. 4 Queens = bad company; 3 Queens = gluttony; 2 Queens = work. 4 Knights = alliance; 3 Knights = a duel, or personal encounter; 2 Knights = susceptibility. 4 Pages = privation; 3 Pages = idleness; 2 Pages = society. 4 Tens = event, happening; 3 Tens = disappointment; 2 Tens = expectation justified. 4 Nines = usury; 3 Nines = imprudence; 2 Nines = small profit. 4 Eights = error; 3 Eights = a spectacle; 2 Eights = misfortune. 4 Sevens = quarrellers; 3 Sevens = joy; 2 Sevens = women of no repute. 4 Sixes = care; 3 Sixes = satisfaction; 2 Sixes = downfall.