WhistLECTURE V. —— THE DISCARD FROM THE STRONGEST SUIT. ——Reading editionChapter navigation21 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterWHIST OR BUMBLEPUPPYWHIST; OR BUMBLEPUPPY?PREFACE.LECTURE I. —— INTRODUCTORY. ——LECTURE II. —— THE LEAD. ——LECTURE III. —— THE PLAY OF THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH HAND. ——LECTURE IV. —— DISCARDING, AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. ——LECTURE V. —— THE DISCARD FROM THE STRONGEST SUIT. ——Part I.Part II.LECTURE VI. —— THE ELEVEN RULE (by desire). ——LECTURE VII. —— THE PETER AND ITS PECULIARITIES. ——LECTURE VIII. —— FALSE CARDS, LOGIC, LUCK. ——LECTURE IX. —— WHIST AS AN INVESTMENT. ——LECTURE X. —— ON THINGS IN GENERAL. ——LECTURE XI. —— THINKING. ——LECTURE XII. —— TEMPER. ——LECTURE XIII. —— DETERIORATION OF WHIST, ITS CAUSES AND CURE. ——EPILOGUE I. ——EPILOGUE II. ——Previous chapter ←LECTURE IV. —— DISCARDING, AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. ——Next chapter →Part I.All chapters and sections (21)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsWHIST OR BUMBLEPUPPYWHIST; OR BUMBLEPUPPY?PREFACE.LECTURE I. —— INTRODUCTORY. ——LECTURE II. —— THE LEAD. ——LECTURE III. —— THE PLAY OF THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH HAND. ——LECTURE IV. —— DISCARDING, AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. ——LECTURE V. —— THE DISCARD FROM THE STRONGEST SUIT. ——Parts12Part 2 · Other sectionsLECTURE VI. —— THE ELEVEN RULE (by desire). ——LECTURE VII. —— THE PETER AND ITS PECULIARITIES. ——LECTURE VIII. —— FALSE CARDS, LOGIC, LUCK. ——LECTURE IX. —— WHIST AS AN INVESTMENT. ——LECTURE X. —— ON THINGS IN GENERAL. ——LECTURE XI. —— THINKING. ——LECTURE XII. —— TEMPER. ——LECTURE XIII. —— DETERIORATION OF WHIST, ITS CAUSES AND CURE. ——EPILOGUE I. ——EPILOGUE II. ——“Monstrum horrendum, informe, ingens, cui lumen ademptum.”—Eton Grammar.◇← LECTURE IV. —— DISCARDING, AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. ——Part I. →