Note 24 — LECTURE IV. —— DISCARDING, AND ITS DIFFICULTIES. ——

If they were slightly to vary this statement, and say, “They pitched thirteen cards about only for their own amusement,” the position would be much more inexpugnable.

Unless my memory deceives me, in “The Whist Player,” by Col. Blyth, they are recommended to confine themselves to playing “Beggar my Neighbour” with their grandmothers;—as most of those ladies must in the ordinary course of nature have gone over to the majority, this would be hard on them—but they might adopt a middle course, and play that fascinating game with each other; they could pitch the cards about equally well, and would have more cards to pitch. I shall resume this topic at the close of this lecture.