Take a pack of cards, shuffle and cut them three different times, lay them
on a table, nine in a row; if a man, he may choose one of the kings to
represent himself; if a woman, she must select one of the queens; then the
queen of the chosen king or the king of the chosen queen, will stand for a
husband or wife, mistress or lover, of the party whose fortune is to be
told; and the knave of the suit for the most intimate person of their
family. Remember that everything is within your circle as far as you can
count nine, any way from the card that represents the person, his wife, or
her husband, and their intimate friend; also, that the ninth card, every
way, is of the greatest consequence.