But
the money came back. There was no one there of the name of Raicharan.
THE KINGDOM OF CARDS
I
Once upon a time there was a lonely island in a distant sea where
lived the Kings and Queens, the Aces and the Knaves, in the Kingdom of
Cards. The Tens and Nines, with the Twos and Threes, and all the other
members, had long ago settled there also. But these were not twice-born
people, like the famous Court Cards.
The Ace, the King, and the Knave were the three highest castes. The
fourth Caste was made up of a mixture of the lower Cards. The Twos and
Threes were lowest of all. These inferior Cards were never allowed to
sit in the same row with the great Court Cards.
Wonderful indeed were the regulations and rules of that island kingdom.
The particular rank of each individual had been settled from time
immemorial. Every one had his own appointed work, and never did
anything else. An unseen hand appeared to be directing them wherever
they went, --according to the Rules.
No one in the Kingdom of Cards had any occasion to think: no one had any
need to come to any decision: no one was ever required to debate any new
subject.
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