Well, the oath having been thus pronounced, the voter places his folded schedule on a silver salver, and with this casts it into the silver urn which is on the altar.  And one after another every cardinal present does the same—­every cardinal present except, however, any one who may not have received at least deacon’s orders.  One so disqualified may indeed be empowered to vote by dispensation of the deceased pope; but this dispensation is usually given for a limited period—­a few days probably—­only; and if this time has expired before the election is completed the cardinal who is not in sacred orders must cease to vote till he have received orders.  It has frequently occurred that cardinals have been ordained under these circumstances in the conclave.  When all the schedules have been placed in the urn, three cardinals, who have been previously chosen by lot for the purpose, as scrutineers proceed to verify the result of the voting.  First, the schedules are counted to ascertain that they are equal in number to the number of the cardinals present.  If this should not be the case, all are forthwith burned and the business is recommenced.  But if this is all right, then comes the moment of interest which sets many an old heart beating under its purple vestments.  The three scrutineers seat themselves at the large table with their backs turned to the altar, so that they face the assembly.  Then each cardinal in his throne-seat places on the little table before him a large sheet duly prepared with the names of all the cardinals living, and ruled columns for the votes, and pen in hand awaits the declaration of these.  The first scrutineer takes a schedule from the urn, unfolds the central part, leaving the two sealed ends intact, takes note of the vote declared within, and hands the paper to the second scrutineer, who also notes the vote and hands it to the third, who declares the vote aloud in a voice audible to all present, and each cardinal marks it on his register.  Then, if the votes shall have been sufficient to elect the pope—­that is, two-thirds of those voting—­there is nothing more to be done save to number the votes, to verify them, and then burn the schedules.  But if this is not the case, as it rarely if ever is, the cardinals proceed to the accessit.  The papers and all the forms for this are precisely the same as for the first voting, save that in the place of the word “Eligo” there is the word “Accedo,” and that in the place of the name of the cardinal voted for those who do not choose to alter their previous vote write “Nemini” ("To no one").  Then the matter proceeds as before; and if no election is effected, the assembly breaks up, and meets for another voting and scrutiny that afternoon or the next morning, as the case may be.  And this is done twice every day till the election is made.  The reader, I fear, may think that I have been prolix in my statement of these particulars of the method of the election, but I can assure him that I have given him only the main and important points, selected from some hundreds of pages in the works of those who have treated on the wonderfully minute regulations and prescriptions with which the whole matter is surrounded.