His manner of acting under such circumstances is very simple.
Let us suppose that the first hand has been played out, and it is now the Greek's turn to deal.
He gathers up, as usual, the eleven cards which are on the table; but, in so doing, he, with great dexterity, separates all the cards of one suit, and places them on the talon, the rest he puts underneath.
Suppose the cards chosen by him are the following:—
- 1. The king of hearts.
- 2. The ace of hearts.
- 3. The ten of hearts.
- 4. The seven of hearts.
In order that the last of these cards may be turned up, and that the three others may be in his own hand, he need only put above them the first cards that come, to make the number eleven, which can be easily done whilst pretending to shuffle.
After which, he makes a false cut, by means of the Bridge, or any other of the methods given in the first chapter, and deals.
The Greek now holds in his own hand the king, ace, and ten of hearts. As to the other two cards he trusts to chance, not caring much whether they are good or bad.
Should you have any doubts about the honesty of your adversary, the way to detect this cheat is to watch the cards which are taken up, and especially to observe whether those cards, which have been used in a previous hand, do not appear again in his play.