PART XIII.
A CLEVER "COUP DE PIQUET."
In which you allow your adversary to choose:—1st. In what suit he would like to be capoted and repiqued; 2nd. Whether he wishes to have the cards dealt to him by twos or by threes; 3rd. To select whichever of the packs he pleases.
The following is the order that the cards must be placed in, before you hand them to be cut:[O]
- 1. The queen of clubs.
- 2. The nine of clubs.
- 3. The eight of clubs.
- 4. *The seven of clubs.
- 5. The ace of hearts.
- 6. The king of hearts.
- 7. The knave of hearts.
- 8. The ten of hearts.
- 9. The queen of hearts.
- 10. The nine of hearts.
- 11. The eight of hearts.
- 12. *The seven of hearts.
- 13. The ace of spades.
- 14. The king of spades.
- 15. The knave of spades.
- 16. The ten of spades.
- 17. The queen of spades.
- 18. The nine of spades.
- 19. The eight of spades.
- 20. *The seven of spades.
- 21. The ace of diamonds.
- 22. The king of diamonds.
- 23. The knave of diamonds.
- 24. The ten of diamonds.
- 25. The queen of diamonds.
- 26. The nine of diamonds.
- 27. The eight of diamonds.
- 28. *The seven of diamonds.
- 29. The ace of clubs.
- 30. The king of clubs.
- 31. The knave of clubs.
- 32. The ten of clubs.
The four cards marked with an asterisk are large cards.
By the arrangement of the cards in the order above, it is evident that, if the pack is cut where one of the large cards, which are the last of each suit, is placed, there will always remain in the talon eight cards of the same suit; consequently, if your adversary wishes to be repiqued in clubs, in cutting the pack at the first large card, which is the seven of clubs, you necessarily put the eight clubs at the bottom of the pack, and you will have for your rentrée a quint major in clubs.
This will be the case with all the suits in cutting at the seventh card.
Your adversary having expressed a wish to be repiqued in clubs, his wish will be gratified if the cards are dealt two at a time.
| THE FIRST PLAYER. | THE SECOND PLAYER. |
| Ace of hearts. | Knave of hearts. |
| King of hearts. | Ten of hearts. |
| Queen of hearts. | Eight of hearts. |
| Nine of hearts. | Seven of hearts. |
| Ace of spades. | Knave of spades. |
| King of spades. | Ten of spades. |
| Queen of spades. | Eight of spades. |
| Nine of spades. | Seven of spades. |
| Ace of diamonds. | Knave of diamonds. |
| King of diamonds. | Ten of diamonds. |
| Queen of diamonds. | Eight of diamonds. |
| Nine of diamonds. | Seven of diamonds. |
| "RENTRÉE" OF THE FIRST PLAYER. | "RENTRÉE" OF THE SECOND PLAYER. |
| Ace of clubs. | Nine of clubs. |
| King of clubs. | Eight of clubs. |
| Knave of clubs. | Seven of clubs. |
| Ten of clubs. | |
| Queen of clubs. |
If, on the contrary, your adversary wishes to have the cards dealt in threes, the following will be the result: