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The Laws and Principles of Whist

by Cavendish

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  1. 1Dedication to the Ninth Edition
  2. 2Dedication to the Tenth Edition — Preface to the First Edition
  3. 3Preface to the Sixteenth Edition
  4. 4Preface to the Eighteenth Edition — The Laws of Whist. By Permissio…
  5. 5Scoring
  6. 6Cutting
  7. 7Formation of Table
  8. 8Cutting Cards of Equal Value
  9. 9Cutting Out
  10. 10Entry and Re-Entry
  11. 11Shuffling
  12. 12The Deal
  13. 13A New Deal
  14. 14A Misdeal
  15. 15The Trump Card
  16. 16Cards Liable to Be Called
  17. 17Cards Played in Error, or Not Played to a Trick
  18. 18The Revoke
  19. 19Calling for New Cards
  20. 20General Rules
  21. 21Etiquette of Whist
  22. 22Dummy
  23. 23Double Dummy
  24. 24Cases and Decisions
  25. 25Case I.
  26. 26Case II
  27. 27Case III
  28. 28Case IV
  29. 29Case V.
  30. 30Case VI
  31. 31Case VII
  32. 32Case VIII
  33. 33Case IX
  34. 34Case X.
  35. 35Case XI
  36. 36Whist — Historical
  37. 37Part I — General Principles
  38. 38The First Hand or Lead
  39. 39The Second Hand
  40. 40The Third Hand
  41. 41The Fourth Hand
  42. 42Trumps
  43. 43Part II — Hands
  44. 44Hand XIII
  45. 45Hand XIV
  46. 46Hand XV
  47. 47Hand XVI
  48. 48Hand XVII
  49. 49Hand XVIII
  50. 50Hand XIX
  51. 51Hand XX
  52. 52Hand XXI
  53. 53Hand XXII
  54. 54Hand XXIII
  55. 55Hand XXIV
  56. 56Hand XXV
  57. 57Hand XXVI
  58. 58Hand XXVII
  59. 59Hand XXVIII
  60. 60Hand XXIX
  61. 61Hand XXX
  62. 62Hand XXXI
  63. 63Hand XXXII
  64. 64Hand XXXIII
  65. 65Hand XXXIV
  66. 66Hand XXXV
  67. 67Hand XXXVI
  68. 68Hand XXXVII
  69. 69Hand XXXVIII
  70. 70Hand XXXIX
  71. 71Appendix A — American Leads
  72. 72Low Card Led
  73. 73High Card Led Followed by Low Card
  74. 74High Card Led Followed by High Card
  75. 75That They Complicate the Game
  76. 76That They Seldom Affect the Result
  77. 77That the Information Afforded May Be of More Use to the Opponents T…
  78. 78Appendix B — The Plain-Suit Echo
  79. 79Appendix C — On the Original Lead of King
  80. 80Ace, King, Queen, Knave, and One or More Small
  81. 81Ace, King, Queen, Knave, Only · Ace, King, Queen, and More Than One…
  82. 82King, Queen, Knave, Ten, Only
  83. 83King, Queen, Knave, More Than One Small — King, Queen, Knave, One S…
  84. 84King, Queen, Ten, and More Than One Small, in Trumps
  85. 85King, Queen, Ten, and One Small, in Trumps — King, Queen, and More…
  86. 86King, Queen, Two Small

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