King and Queen of any plain suit, _=Marriage=_, 20 King and Queen of Trumps, _=Royal Marriage=_, 40 The five highest trumps, _=Sequence=_, 150 CLASS B. Spade Queen and diamond Jack, _=Binocle=_, 40 Two spade Queens and diamond Jacks, _=Double Binocle=_, 80 King and Queen of spades, and diamond Jack, _=Grand Binocle=_, 80 CLASS C. Four Aces of different suits, 100 Four Kings of different suits, 80 Four Queens of different suits, 60 Four Jacks of different suits, 40 Eight Aces, 200 Eight Kings, 160 Eight Queens, 120 Eight Jacks, 80 The third meld in class B is not often played in America. The count for it is the same, 80 points, whether the marriage in spades is the trump suit or not. It will be observed that the court cards in class C must be of different suits in Binocle, whereas, in Bézique, any four court cards may be declared. The following rules govern all classes of declarations:-- The player making the declaration must have won the previous trick, and must meld before drawing his card from the stock. When the stock is exhausted, so that no cards remain to be drawn, no further announcements can be made. Only one meld can be scored at a time, so that a trick must be made for every announcement made, or the combination cannot be scored, and a fresh card must be played from the hand for every fresh meld. This is a very important rule, and little understood. Suppose a player holds four Kings and four Queens.
4 Jacks, contagious diseases; 3 Jacks, idleness; 2 Jacks, quarrels. 4 Tens, disagreeable events; 3 Tens, change of residence; 2 Tens, loss. 4 Nines, good actions; 3 Nines, imprudence; 2 Nines, money. 4 Eights, reverses in business or love; 3 Eights, marriage; 2 Eights, trouble. 4 Sevens, intrigues; 3 Sevens, pleasure; 2 Sevens, small affairs and gossip. _=THE CONSULTATION.=_ There are several ways of telling fortunes, but one example will suffice. The most important thing is to know what your client wants to be told, and the next is to be sure that she cuts the cards with her left hand. The cards are shuffled, presented to be cut, and then counted off into sevens, every seventh card being laid face up on the table, the six intermediates being placed on the bottom of the pack each time. When twelve cards have been obtained in this manner, they are laid out in a row, and examined to see if the card representing the questioner is among them.