"—for then the score is at an end, and the contest is determined in favour of the player who may win two tricks out of three. When it happens that each player has won a trick, and the third is a tie—that is, covered by a card of equal value—the whole goes for nothing, and the game must begin anew.
102. Two-Handed Put
The eldest hand plays a card; and whether the adversary pass it, win it, or tie it, has a right to say, "
I put
," or place his cards on the pack. If you accept the first and your opponent decline the challenge, you score one; if you prefer the latter, your adversary gains a point; but if, before he play, your opponent says, "
I put
," and you do not choose to see him, he is entitled to add one to his score. It is sometimes good play to say, "
I put
," before you play a card: this depends on the nature of your hand.