"Upon the next seat below the kings, the queens were seated, ready to take part in the deliberations, if called upon.
[While saying this, arrange the queens in your hand carelessly in such a way that the two center ones shall be of the same suit and in the same order as the two kings at the left end of the row. Then lay them down, as if carelessly, in such a manner that the right-hand queen is the same suit as the king above her, and the two "arranged ones" in the middle, thus:]
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"On the lowest seat the Prime Ministers of the four courts were seated.
[At these words, you lay the four knaves in the same order as to suit as the kings are laid.]
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"After the Council was over, the various members composing it would change their positions and converse upon the subjects considered.
[As you say these words, exchange the right-hand queen with the left. Move the two left-hand knaves, in same order, and exchange them with the right-hand ones. Then exchange any king, queen or knave with any other card of same suit, as much as you please, while keeping up a suitable story. We will suppose now that the cards are as follows, as shown on next page.
