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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 p.r.o.nounce 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:
Gentleman, alderman, clergyman, doctor, Merchant, broker, professor, major, Mechanic, lawyer, s.h.i.+pmaster, tailor.
This method of telling fortunes is very entertaining in society, when you have not the book to find more particular answers.
