THE HANDS.

(Y's hand is given above.)

A's Hand.B's Hand.Z's Hand.
Kg, 9, 8, 76, 4, 3Knv, 2
Kg, 2Knv, 9, 7, 6Ace, Qn, 8, 5, 4
Qn, Knv, 8, 710, 6, 3Ace, Kg, 4
9, 8, 510, 4, 3Ace, Kg, 7

At Trick 4, B, having a weak hand, plays his partner's game, in preference to planning an attack for himself by opening his own poor suit of four to the knave.


HAND XVIII.

Underplay.

Z's Hand.