SPECIMEN OF BUMBLEPUPPY IN EXCELSIS.
“Here’s a pretty state of things! Here’s a how-de-do!”
Score love all. Trumps diamond 9. Z is a bumblepuppist with the highest opinion of himself.
| A. | Y. | B. | Z. | |
| 1 | H5 | H6 | H2 | H4 |
| 2 | D2 | D5 | D4 | DK! |
| 3 | S3 | SK | SA | S4!! |
| 4 | S7 | SJ | S2 | SQ |
| 5 | D8 | D10 | S10 | S9!!! |
| 6 | D3 | D7 | D6 | DQ!!!! |
| 7 | C3 | DJ | DA | D9!!!!! |
| 8 | C4 | H8 | S8 | C2 |
| 9 | C6 | C8 | S6 | C9 |
| 10 | C7 | HQ | S5 | CJ |
| 11 | H10 | HA | H3 | H9 |
| 12 | H8 | CA | C5 | CK |
| 13 | HJ | CQ | C10 | HK |
This is the worst hand ever played, without exception; it is a microcosm, complete in itself, and contains examples of stupidity, selfishness, duplicity, defiance of all recognized principles, and every conceivable villainy.
Trick 2.—The misplaced ingenuity in deceiving Y as to the position of the Qn is worth notice.
Trick 3.—The lead of the only weak suit, in preference to the strong suit of clubs, playing up to declared weakness in hearts, or returning the trump is very neat.
Trick 5.—The force here of the trump leader, inducing him to believe that Z at any rate holds the remaining spades, an illusion carefully fostered by B, is especially good.
Trick 7.—The return of the trump at this point with the best trump (probably) and three long spades (certainly) declared against him in one hand, is a real gem.