The first time it takes a direction from left to right, the second time it lies upside down, the third time it is raised again to a position from right to left, and the fourth and last time it regains its former upright position.
That one of the four kings who, after these different changes, first resumes his upright position, is to be the happy husband. If it should happen to be the old maid, you can imagine what is in store for you.
MARRIAGE QUESTIONS.
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,
For the bright, golden dollars,
For counsel of friends.
The sentence by which you discover what is his profession is the following: