| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| The Laws Of Whist | 1 |
| Etiquette Of Whist | 19 |
| Cases And Decisions | 22 |
| Historical | 31 |
| PART I. | |
| GENERAL PRINCIPLES. | |
| THE FIRST HAND OR LEAD. | |
| Original Leads | 56 |
| Leads From Strong Suits | 56 |
| " From Sequences | 62 |
| " Analysis Of, In Detail | 64 |
| " From Weak Suits | 72 |
| " At Advanced Periods | 74 |
| Returned Leads | 79 |
| THE SECOND HAND. | |
| Play of the Second Hand | 82 |
| " " With Strong Suits | 82 |
| " " With Sequences | 83 |
| " " Analysis Of, In Detail | 85 |
| THE THIRD HAND. | |
| Play of the Third Hand when the Lead is from Strong Suits | 92 |
| Play of the Third Hand when the Lead is from Weak Suits | 93 |
| Finessing | 92 |
| THE FOURTH HAND. | |
| Play Of The Fourth Hand | 96 |
| The Command Of Suits | 96 |
| Underplay | 101 |
| Discarding | 104 |
| The Conversation of the Game | 108 |
| TRUMPS. | |
| The Management Of Trumps | 119 |
| Leading Trumps | 120 |
| Asking For Trumps | 125 |
| Trumping | 129 |
| Forcing | 131 |
| Playing to the Score | 134 |
| Drawing Inferences | 134 |
| Coups | 141 |
| PART II. | |
| Hands | 156 |
| APPENDIX A. | |
| American Leads | 281 |
| APPENDIX B. | |
| The Plain-Suit Echo | 287 |
| APPENDIX C. | |
| On The Original Lead Of King | 289 |