The Spanish Merchant
After seating themselves in order round the room the first player begins by saying to his neighbours, “I’m a Spanish merchant.” The neighbour then replies, “What do you sell?” This question the first player responds to by naming any article, which at the same time he must touch. For instance, should he say he sells gold, he must unobservedly touch some gold article—a piece of money, a gold ring, a breast-pin, or anything else of gold. Silk, cloth, linen, carpets, boots, glass, indeed any conceivable thing, may be articles of merchandise; the only thing to be remembered is that whatever is chosen must be touched.