The Contest
Val. I have a losing hand and haven’t good sequences. I pass.
Tam. And I also. You deal, Manricus.
Val. What are you doing? You haven’t shown the trump.
Manr. I will first count my cards, so as not to have more or less than nine.
Val. You have one too many.
Manr. I will place one aside.
Val. That is not the rule of the game. You ought to lose your turn of dealing, and pass it on to the next. Give me the cards!
Manr. I won’t, since I haven’t yet turned up the trump.