ADONIS PUT UP AT AUCTION.
In this game two players—the Auctioneer and the Salesman—agree as to the thing to be offered in exchange for Adonis, but this they keep secret between themselves.
Then as many slips of paper are cut as there are players. On one the name of Adonis is written. They are folded up and put into a bag. The players draw them, and he or she who draws Adonis is seated on a chair in the middle of the circle (the Auctioneer beside him), and is put up for sale by auction.
The Auctioneer says: "Here is Adonis, remarkable for his great beauty and love of hunting. What will you bid for him?"
Each player has five bids alternately, but none must bid money.
First Player. I will give a bunch of roses for Adonis.
Auctioneer. A bunch of roses. Who bids for Adonis? Going, going, for a bunch of roses. (He raises his hammer, which may be a pencil.)
Second Player. I will bid a lump of sugar.
Auctioneer. A lump of sugar for Adonis. Going, going, for a lump of sugar.
Third Player. I will bid an old gray goose.