Talk:For Want of a Clue, Part 2/@comment-99.177.180.86-20150126124958

You don't actually need to match all of the scraps (that being said, they could match in a variety of ways, including puzzle answer, puzzle setting, and modified puzzle answer from the puzzle for the King of the given suit).

What you actually need to do is to realize that the 12 slots correspond to the 12 hours on a clock, and identify which 12 pages match up to each hour (think Masquerade, the inspiration for the book). For instance, the sphinx is 8 (look for the glowing dot on the headpiece). In fact, points of light are the easiest way to identify the pages.

Once you have the 12 pages, put those cards in order 1-12. The box positions are a hint - the higher ones match to uppercase vellum scraps, and the lower ones to lowercase vellum scraps. This makes it a lot easier. The answer is several words long, and while some letters repeat, no letters repeat in the same case (for instance, both "E" and "e" can appear, but only once each).