"I shan't play very deep, then," said Fanny; "for I have got no money
hardly."
Vizard came to the front, like a man. "No more should I," said he, "but
for Herries & Co. As it is, I am a Croesus, and I shall stand one hundred
pounds, which you three ladies must divide; and between you, no doubt,
you will break the bank."
Acclamations greeted this piece of misogyny. When they had subsided,
Severne was called on to explain the game, and show the young ladies how
to win a fortune with thirty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence.
The table was partly cleared, two packs of cards sent for, and the
professor lectured.
"This," said he, "is the cream of the game. Six packs are properly
shuffled, and properly cut; the players put their money on black or red,
which is the main event, and is settled thus: The dealer deals the cards
in two rows. He deals the _first_ row for black, and stops the moment the
cards pass thirty. That deal determines how near _noir_ can get to
thirty-one."
Severne then dealt for _noir,_ and the cards came as follows:
Queen of hearts--four of clubs--ten of spades--nine of diamonds: total,
thirty-three.
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