Secondly, what was their clan? Had they the fairer hue and bright
complexion of the Hearts, or was theirs the darker complexion of the
Clubs? Over this question there were interminable disputes. The whole
marriage system of the island, with its intricate regulations, would
depend on its nice adjustment.
Thirdly, what food should they take? With whom should they live and
sleep ? And should their heads be placed south-west, north-west, or
only north-east? In all the Kingdom of Cards a series of problems so
vital and critical had never been debated before.
But the Three Companions grew desperately hungry. They had to get food
in some way or other. So while this debate went on, with its
interminable silence and pauses, and while the Aces called their own
meeting, and formed themselves into a Committee, to find some obsolete
dealing with the question, the Three Companions themselves were eating
all they could find, and drinking out of every vessel, and breaking all
regulations.
Even the Twos and Threes were shocked at this outrageous behaviour.
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