After having learned from the cards who is to be the husband, the questions next asked are, usually: How much will he love his wife, why he marries her, and what is his profession. These questions are answered in the following manner:
Gather up the cards, shuffle them thoroughly, and let the person cut them three times. Then tell off the cards upon the table, as you recite the following sentence:
Heartily, painfully,
Beyond all measure,
By fits and starts,
Not a bit in the world.
You repeat this sentence until the king of hearts makes his appearance. If it happens that, as you lay this upon the table, you pronounce the word “heartily,” he will love his future wife heartily, and so on.
Now, as to why he marries her. Count off the cards upon the table, while you repeat the following sentence:
For love, for her beauty,
For his parents’ command,