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- Nine.—Of good augury for military men. Reversed: Good business.
- Eight.—Marriage with a fair woman. Reversed: Perfect satisfaction.
- Seven.—Fair child; idea, design, resolve, movement. Reversed: Success, if accompanied by the Three of Cups.
- Six.—Pleasant memories. Reversed: Inheritance to fall in quickly.
- Five.—Generally favorable; a happy marriage; also patrimony, legacies, gifts, success in enterprise. Reversed: Return of some relative who has not been seen for long.
- Four.—Contrarieties. Reversed: Presentiment.
- Three.—Unexpected advancement for a military man. Reversed: Consolation, cure, end of the business.
- Two.—Favorable in things of pleasure and business, as well as in love; also wealth and honor. Reversed: Passion.
- Ace.—Inflexible will, unalterable law. Reversed: Unexpected change of position.
- Swords. King.—A lawyer, senator, doctor. Reversed: A bad man; also a caution to put an end to a ruinous lawsuit.
- Queen.—A widow. Reversed: A bad woman, with ill-will towards the Querent.
- Knight.—A soldier, man of arms, satellite, stipendiary; heroic action predicted for soldier. Reversed: Dispute with an imbecile person; for a woman, struggle with a rival, who will be conquered.
- Page.—An indiscreet person will pry into the Querent’s secrets. Reversed: Astonishing news.
- Ten.—Followed by Ace and King, imprisonment; for girl or wife, treason on the part of friends. Reversed: Victory and consequent fortune for a soldier in war.
- Nine.—An ecclesiastic, a priest; generally, a card of bad omen. Reversed: Good ground for suspicion against a doubtful person.
- Eight.—For a woman, scandal spread in her respect. Reversed: Departure of a relative.
- Seven.—Dark girl; a good card; it promises a country life after a competence has been secured. Reversed: Good advice, probably neglected.
- Six.—The voyage will be pleasant. Reversed: Unfavorable issue of lawsuit.
- Five.—An attack on the fortune of the Querent. Reversed: A sign of sorrow and mourning.
- Four.—A bad card, but if reversed a qualified success may be expected by wise administration of affairs. Reversed: A certain success following wise administration.
