Chapter II 15. Il Est Mal-Seant, Dans le Jeu, Ou Aupres du Feu de Faire Attendre Trop Long-Temps Ceux Qui Viennent à S’y Presenter
It is impolite at play, or at the fireside, to make the new-comers
wait for places too long.
(In the second clause, “affect not” &c., the Washington MS. follows Hawkins in misunderstanding a phrase of the next Maxim: “Prenez garde de vous échauffer trop au jeu, & aux emportements qui s’y eleu[~e]t,”—a warning against being overheated at play, and “carried away by its excitements.”)
10th. When you Sit down, Keep your Feet firm and Even, without putting one on the other or Crossing them
Chapter ii. 18. Pour l’ordre que l’on doit tenir étant assis, c’est de placer bien ses pieds à terre en égale distance que les cuisses, non pas de croiser vne cuisse ou vn pied sur l’autre.
When seated, the feet should be placed well on the ground, in even distance with the legs, and neither a leg or a foot should be crossed on the other.
11th. Shift not yourself in the Sight of others nor Gnaw your nails.