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His mouth moved heavily as he articulated words, Don t call our Partners cats. The right thing to call them is Partners. They fight for us in a team. You ought to know we call them Partners, not cats. How is mine? I don t know, said the doctor contritely. We ll find out for you. Meanwhile, old man, you take it easy. There s nothing but rest that can help you. Can you make yourself sleep, or would you like us to give you some kind of sedative? I can sleep, said Underhill. I just want to know about the Lady May.
Neighbour There is a game called Neighbour, I torment thee, played in Staffordshire, with two hands, and two feet, and a bob, and a nod as I do. --Halliwell s _Dictionary_. Neiveie-nick-nack A fireside game. A person puts a little trifle, such as a button, into one hand, shuts it close, the other hand is also shut; then they are both whirled round and round one another as fast as they can, before the nose of the one who intends to guess what hand the prize is in; and if the guesser be so fortunate as to guess the hand the prize is in, it becomes his property; the whirling of the fists is attended with the following rhyme-- Neiveie, neiveie, nick nack, What ane will ye tak, The right or the wrang? Guess or it be lang, Plot awa and plan, I ll cheat ye gif I can. --Mactaggart s _Gallovidian Encyclopædia_. The Rev. W. Gregor says at Keith this game is played at Christmas, and by two. The stakes are commonly pins. One player conceals a pin, or more if agreed on, in one of his (her) hands.
For instance: A has successfully bid seven in diamonds, and asks for a partner. If Y accepts him they make no change in their positions at the table, but play into each other’s hands, just as at Solo Whist, B and Z being partners against them. A and Y together must win ten tricks, with diamonds for trumps. If no one makes a proposal of any sort, _=Misère Partout=_ is played; there being no trump suit. The player or players taking the least number of tricks win or divide the pool. There are no other losses or gains in Misère Partout. _=HONOURS.=_ In any call in which there is a trump suit, the A K Q and J of trumps are honours, and may be counted by the successful bidder if he carries out his proposal. If the single player, or a caller and his partner have all four honours dealt them, they score as for four over-tricks; if three, as for two over-tricks. Honours do not count for the adversaries under any circumstances.
--Beddgelert (Mrs. Williams). Harie Hutcheon A game among children, in which they hop round in a ring, sitting on their hams.--Jamieson. See Curcuddie, Cutch-a-cutchoo, Hirtschin Hairy. Hark the Robbers [Music] --Tong, Shropshire (Miss R. Harley). I. Hark the robbers coming through, Coming through, Hark the robbers coming through, My fair lady. What have the robbers done to you, Done to you, What have the robbers done to you, My fair lady? You have stole my watch and chain, Watch and chain, You have stole my watch and chain, My fair lady.
Should the partner of the offending player prove to be the leader to the first trick, the declarer may prohibit the initial lead of the exposed suit. All cards exposed by the declarer’s adversaries after the original lead are liable to be called and must be left on the table, face upward. Exposed cards are those played two at a time, dropped on the table face up, or so held that the partner might see them, or cards mentioned as being in the hand of the player or his partner. The declarer is not liable to any penalty for exposed cards. _=Leading Out of Turn.=_ If either adversary leads out of turn, the declarer may call the card exposed, or call a suit when it is the turn of either adversary to lead. If the declarer leads out of turn, from his own hand or dummy’s, there is no penalty, but he may not correct the error unless directed to do so by an adversary. If the second hand plays to the false lead, it must stand. If the declarer plays from his own hand or from dummy to a false lead, the trick stands. In case the dealer calls a suit and the player has none, the penalty is paid.