| 单词 | whist |
| 例句 | “No two ways about it,” Dessie said, and she popped the rubber band off the deck of cards to settle them down for a nice long game of bid whist. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The town was whist and still, for it was Sunday. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The other man took the piece of paper and pinned it on the corkboard, where the notices of dances, auction sales, whist drives, and so on were displayed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Ajarry spent three months as the property of a Welshman who eventually lost her, three other slaves, and two hogs in a game of whist. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z ‘No, no. My mother said it is a rising eye. But I was to keep whist and mum about it—unless even God has turned away His face. And Cilia ... you promised.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the foyer, tables had been assembled, and the Young Men were seated about them, playing at faro and whist. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My mom’s relatives tended to gather at Southside’s house around the corner—drawn by my grandfather’s cooking, the ongoing games of bid whist, and the exuberant blasting of jazz. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She did not appear when we afterwards went up to Miss Havisham’s room, and we four played at whist. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘Well, after that—when Colonel Smith has settled down to play whist. Can you get off?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She also did needlework, played patience and whist, played the piano, and wrote many letters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dangerously drunk, they ride out to Alloway Kirk, where a troupe of benign witches and warlocks is holding a whist drive for the church repair fund. Truly, fangs ain't what they used to be 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z Rick was talking about this the other day: charades, whist —— ” Mr. Burkhardt: “I sort of made up the whist part.” Taking Schubert for a Wild Joy Ride 2010-12-03T22:00:00Z It's simply not true: some comedians' acts are better in a personal environment, whist others thrive in front of a big crowd. UK comedy in crisis and Ant and Dec to go silent 2013-01-15T17:55:17Z For me," he continues, "it would become progressively more difficult to talk about music at a whist drive. The showman must go on 2011-01-30T00:03:02Z It has quietly ceased functioning as a social entity: no more Tuesday lunches, games of whist and bridge, lectures by authors and ambassadors. From ladies’ club to luxury apartments: The Washington Club bids Dupont Circle farewell It’s back to the hotel for a meal and endless rounds of knockout whist in the cosy, wood-panelled lounge. A father-and-son ski trip to Andorra 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Not even the world’s greatest whist player is likely to know anything more clearly than how to succeed. Bobby Fischer, “Pawn Sacrifice,” and Movies About Geniuses 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The best chess-player in Christendom may be little more than the best player of chess; but proficiency in whist implies a capacity for success in all these more important undertakings where mind struggles with mind. Bobby Fischer, “Pawn Sacrifice,” and Movies About Geniuses 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z When the book opens the punctilious Phileas Fogg lives by the clock, his schedule never varying, each day passed almost entirely at London’s Reform Club, where he reads the newspapers, dines and plays whist. Review | ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ — about to get a reboot — is the perfect Christmas tale 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The best scene shows a society in which whist is treated as a sacred rite and a sneezing woman regarded as a demoness. Fences; Trelawny of the Wells; Richard III – review 2013-03-03T00:05:30Z Also, this is likely the only hip-hop song in history to mention the card game whist. 50 Rappers, 50 Stories: Hear the Remix 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z And the series opens with four people playing bid whist. Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Why it’s essential to know more about our ancestors 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Contractors also discovered a hat worn by Yamen Cafe staff members, a whist book and a packet of playing cards. Menu from 1913 found during Liverpool cafe refurb 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z These college students improved on some of the minor functions of whist in an attempt to keep the game moving, because they often had limited time to play it. A World of Black Intimacy at the Card Table 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z It was, he recalled, a paper that "bothered with the little things in people's lives, the whist drives and flower shows". Obituary: Sir Harold Evans 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z They met at a card game — bid whist — at a friend’s house and married in January 1955. Betty Jones, who created magic in the kitchen and a ‘do right’ home, dies of covid-19 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Bid whist, for our generation, was the national Black pastime. Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Why it’s essential to know more about our ancestors 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The unusual rhyme, of “kiss’d” and “whist”, is echoed in Milton’s On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity: “The winds with wonder whist, / Smoothly the waters kist.” When Milton met Shakespeare: poet's notes on Bard appear to have been found 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z He also got lonely and started to socialize with them, playing whist and backgammon and even golf on a rugged, two-hole course on an offshore island. Historians expose early scientists’ debt to the slave trade 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Her deal means we leave the EU on time, whist protecting our jobs and our businesses. For or against? How Tory MPs say they'll vote 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z But what exactly did they think they were going to – an evening of whist? Pity the ‘hostesses’ at this revolting gropefest dressed up as a charity do | Suzanne Moore 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z He spent the afternoon of Thursday 16th December 1897 playing whist at his West End club before taking a taxi to the theatre at about 19:00. Halloween: Meet England's most interesting ghosts - BBC News 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z It was a city where great wealth could be accumulated in a matter of months, then lost in minutes in a wager or at the whist table. Kolkata, my ancestors, and me - BBC News 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Samarkand is no ordinary Silk Road city, but “Asia’s greatest store window,” writes Eden, a regular contributor to the Guardian, “where everything from rare spices to yak-tail fly whists were bartered and sold.” Cookbook of the week: 'Samarkand' maps the stories and food from around the Silk Road city 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z "There is no doubt that as a 'G' who stands in the queue whist the other queues disappear, I have an awful lot of sympathy with what he says," Mr Grayling said. Move 'Mc MPs' to 'outer darkness', says Philip Hollobone - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The tavern on the main floor recreates where men played cribbage and whist, drank spirits and spat in spittoons. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden on the Upper East Side Once Was a Retreat for the Middle Class 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z He and his friends get together at least three times a week for whist, a four-player game popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CST 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z You will be entertainingly led from whist to bridge whist to auction bridge to contract bridge. What’s the Deal? Gifts for the Bridge Player 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z They and their successors would also enjoy whist drives, concerts and dances. WW1 Anzacs who went to the seaside 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z "Whist now, whist, Granny!" cried Mrs. M'Carty, coming in from the lean-to where she had been to bestow the insignia of her office, her board and tubs. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z She sees in the invalid priest a chaplain plainly provided as an answer to prayer; Mr. and Mrs. Kane, her confidants, see in the scheme immense occasion for unbridled bazaars and whist drives. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z A full whist pack of 52 cards is shuffled and cut, and the cards are dealt by the player, one by one, in order from the top. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z The doctor, who regarded whist pathologically, no more gave up a game than he would a patient. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Their mothers were sanguine that he would be unmarried, and their fathers that he would play whist. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Dr. Parr was very fond of whist and very impatient of any want of skill on the part of those with whom he was playing. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z At the club he would play euchre instead of whist; and if there was any other even more confoundedly modern and vulgar game, he would play that. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z For some time he was resident in London, and partially supported himself by giving instruction in the game of whist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z In point of universal popularity chess will never quite rival whist or billiards. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z He never could remember whist or similar games. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z Clement came forward with his father's invitation--oysters and whist at five on Friday--and his opinion on a glass of '20 he was laying down? Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z It was the hour for his afternoon whist, and he never let anything interfere with that. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z The weight of his authority is indicated by the phrase “according to Hoyle,” which, doubtless first applied with reference to whist, has gained currency as a general proverb. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The chess player, too, when well matched, uses more brain power than the whist player. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The game of whist being at an end, Miss Manvers arose almost immediately and declared it time to go. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z He had got very drunk and lost at whist, had the gay young British premier; but the excellence of this conceit caused him to grin, despite his headache. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z After dinner we talked a little, then some of them played whist, and the young ladies sang. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z So the Literary Society conquered, and the whist test was not, for that season at least, applied to the churchmanship of the rector. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z But the conventions in chess are left behind when the opening has been matured into the mid game, while the conventions of whist relieve the whist player continuously during the progress of the rubber. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The doctor had thought it probable that he could get off early this evening and then he and Mary and the boys would have a game of whist. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z And she’d tell me how many folks ‘we had to dinner’ last night; or how ‘Judge Perriton and Judge Mercer was both in for whist with us last evening.’ The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z After dinner the older members of the party played whist, and the young ones danced in the great hall. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Signal, for trumps, in whist, a conventional signal indicating that the player wishes his partner to lead trumps. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z We are engaged in a quiet game of whist. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z He brought another gentleman, a man more of society than himself, and we and Mrs. Campbell played whist. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z My mother-in-law was tactful with him, but he had a decided temper, especially when he played whist. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z He had danced with her, he had driven with her, he had played piquet with her when he might have played whist. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z He didn't object to a quiet after-dinner rubber on his own account, naturally: but this wasn't whist; oh, no; nothing of the sort. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z It differs from other forms only as whist differs from poker and as tennis differs from golf. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z At Reading my two whist gentlemen cried out, 'Tamales!' and rushed out. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z How the old man yearned for his chat and his glass of wine at B——'s, and his afternoon whist at W——'s! Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z You might come oftener yourself," said Grandma, "and play real whist with me. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z That unfrocked clergyman and satirical poet, Churchill, after quarrelling with the painter “over a rubber of shilling whist,” at the Bedford Arms, near Covent Garden, attacked him with the bitterest scorn and hatred. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z A dozen whist wrinkles, as used by a retiring speculator. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z We play whist in the evening, and had a wood fire last evening, the weather being suddenly cold. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The ring of the dice, the whirl of the roulette, the plodding pillage of whist—any rite acknowledged by Fortune, the goddess of his soul, was welcome to that keen worshipper. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z I should enjoy playing whist with you very often, Mrs. Pettigrew; but a doctor has no time to call his own. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z In a short time they assorted themselves, and sat down, some to whist, some to chess, while others contented themselves with looking on. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Mrs. Brunton the instant before had asked her to play at whist, to oblige three regular players, who could not find a fourth. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z There was whist in the evening; when her companions had gone to rest she would sit alone, thinking over the six months, weaving into song their pleasures and their pains. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Personally, I should sincerely like to see every boy in this School grounded systematically in the elements of whist or bridge. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z I'll confess that a close game of whist is one of my keenest pleasures, and if I finish two or three dollars to the good it adds to the zest. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The points at whist were fixed at a grote, about equivalent to a halfpenny—any higher play would have been considered gambling, and would have been regarded with extreme disfavor. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I walked into another room, where two whist tables were in operation. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z Our guest played on the piano and joined in our evening whist. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z When the game was over, they insisted on our joining them at whist. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z Some of our fellows are coming, and we mean to have a quiet game of whist in the course of the evening. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z For him you have a special letter of recommendation, and however others may fail, you consider him as sure as the trump of the deal at whist. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z Monsieur Sordeville came to me and asked me if I cared for whist. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z At Oak Glen, too, she had her novel and her whist, b�zique or dominoes, as the family was larger or smaller. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z I thought that I made a tolerable fourth at whist; that I had some notion, at any rate, of English billiards, and of a hazard off the red. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Probably they will evolve a game for themselves which in the next generation will utterly eclipse bridge, as bridge has eclipsed whist and solo. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z With what contempt would a player of tennis or baseball or whist regard the proposition that his opponent should be merciful to him, and let him win now and then! The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z This was said with the manner and tone of a person who might have alluded to some rather genteel foible in the deceased, like a fondness for chess or whist. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The time passed in our usual occupations, and Leo Nikolaevich, as a distraction, played cards with his children and friends; he was very fond of whist. Autobiography of Countess Tolstoy 2011-11-17T03:00:32.207Z For years whist authorities have agreed that with trump strength declared against you the first discard should be from strength. Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws 2011-11-14T03:00:24.540Z "My dear love," he would say to his wife, "I assure you that I prefer to learn whist; I understand it much better than I do fencing." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z We have an impulse to think more, so we play chess, or whist, or write books and accumulate libraries. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z When I was young he loved to play whist. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z My jealous ears grew whist;— O my joy— Music from heaven is't, Sent for our joy? The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Dolf came to take her into the other room, for whist. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z "I go to my club—a most excellent club, where one can always have a game of cards; and I confess that I am strongly inclined to go there and play a game of whist." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Boston, bost′on, n. a game at cards, somewhat similar to whist. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z After our rubber of whist on New Year's night Petersen related to us some of his dreadful sufferings when with the party which had left Dr. Kane. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Dora belonged to a whist club which met every Friday afternoon on strictly partizan lines, except for once a year, when they asked the men in. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z Come unto these yellow sands, And then take hands, Curtsied when you have, and kissed; And wild waves whist. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z The young man who had spoken last walked up to Monsieur Plays, whom he discovered in an adjoining room, standing near a whist table and watching the game with close attention. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z It was addressed to the highly influential general W., with whom Dolhanski played whist at the club, and it complained of the brutality and the arbitrariness of the search. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z Before supper it was rather stupid, for the men all retired to a room by themselves, where they sat with closed doors and played whist and smoked. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z The colonel then proposed a rubber of whist, at which game he was an adept, and required me to take a hand. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z The gale went raging over towns and cities, doing rare damage among stalks and spires, ripping and rolling lead off roofs, and tossing the tiles about as one deals cards at whist. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z "Oh! monsieur, what do I care about whist! it's something much more important that I have to talk to you about." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z “Whist! whist! ye omedhaun!” said he, in a low whisper; and then, with twofold vigour, he jerked at the line again. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z Yes, sir, he's a man of pleasure; he plays at whist, and smokes his pipe eight-and-forty hours together sometimes. The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts 2011-08-26T02:00:26.760Z I played a fair game of whist for a youngster, and so made up the fourth. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z What was the use of a poor man at White's who could only look on while his old friends played whist for one hundred pound points, and five hundred pounds upon the rubber? Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z "Are you studying the fine points of whist?" San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The following are also lawful games: whist and other lawful games at cards, backgammon, bagatelle, billiards, chess, draughts and dominoes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z In another volume of Walpole we have a glimpse of him playing a rubber of whist. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z It is like playing whist with a dummy. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z It was to his partner at whist, as he was dealing, that Lamb once said, "If dirt was trumps, what hands you would hold!" Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Monsieur Plays turned his attention to the whist table once more, and the young man walked away with his friends, having obtained no new light. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Here I languish while some of the Macys swim in the surf and others of them hold up a hand at whist. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z It was whispered that he had confessed to a knowledge of whist, and had been heard to own to a little time wasted on billiards. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z And every wind that haunts the ways Of leaf and bough, once having kissed Her virgin nudity, goes whist With wonder and amaze. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z It also happened to be Mrs. Hawley's afternoon to entertain the whist club, and she had been counting on those roses for decorations. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z We'll manage a whist party and a chat, at any rate. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Mother and Father are deep in a series of old-fashioned whist. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z There was a dead silence in the room for some minutes, and then Dr Vinnicombe exclaimed— “Come, Churchwarden, here are Michael Ross and I famishing for a game at whist.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z The other four played at whist, and Hoffmann, as master of the house, did the honours, wandering first to this and then to that table. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z The man is far too curious to have kept whist if he had not known what we were meaning by Donald's good fortune. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z It would be inaccurate to deny that there was a little loo now and then, also whist, of which the points were certainly not sixpenny ones. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z They meet the same friends here each year, and they always play whist. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z After nearly an hour spent in the drawing-room, she left her elder cousins engrossed in whist, saying that she was going up until time for supper. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z The whist party continued long; after the first rubber they obliged the host to join then, and so spun out their play to the fifth rubber. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z We were seated at the whist table, when we were suddenly startled by a loud rolling noise, that seemed rapidly approaching us, and the cards dropped from our hands. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Besides, as Robert told her, they wanted a game of whist so much, and she made it possible. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z He was a great Greek scholar, and devoted to his classical studies the little time he could spare from the game of whist. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z She briefly considered hoisting the bottle she'd just fetched and cracking it over his skull, but instead she shot him a frown and turned toward the bleary-eyed gathering at the whist table. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They even bet at whist, a slow, deep thinking game, well worth the playing without a wager. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Soon afterwards his colleagues left him to himself and resumed their whist parties. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z Christina threw down a pack of cards, and Isabel found it impossible to resist the temptation, for she loved a game of whist and played a clever hand. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z So wen I stop the ship an tell them that I'm goin to clear the deck an put on a new crew, I tell you they are as whist as mice. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z He picked up one of the guns and yelled toward the whist table. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Monte-Leone and Taddeo were talking together, and this fragment of their conversation struck the ear of the old Prince, who seemed entirely absorbed by a game of whist. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z There was Iarygin, his intimate friend who always lost in the evenings at whist; and there another Major, who had obtained the rank of committee-man in the Caucasus, beckoned to him. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z "We might ask him to join us in a game of whist." A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z This is not strange when one recollects that the people have no other means of entertainment, such as theatres, concert halls or libraries, whist or euchre parties. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z If you are playing whist, not only keep your temper, but hold your tongue; any intimation to your partner is decidedly ungentlemanly. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z By an arrangement begun during her late husband's lifetime, this couple came every Saturday evening to sup with Mrs. Dobbs, and to play a game of whist for penny points before the meal. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z In short, at this time every official betakes himself to some form of recreation—playing whist, drinking tea, and eating cheap pastry or smoking tobacco in long pipes. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z He has no more pretension to play whist with me than I would have to cross-examine a witness before him, and I told him so before I won his sixpenny points. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z He loved his literary pursuits, of course, but no panegyric about his last book would have given him as much satisfaction as an acknowledgment of his superiority at whist. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Naturally there are several methods of playing the cards, as is the case with your whist cards, but the method which is used most is very intricate and interesting. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z An earnest whist player would have been outraged by the performances of the four persons who met weekly in Mrs. Dobbs's parlour. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z "No whist with the widow; if you were younger, I 'd say no small plays with Bess Boyle,—has a brother in the Antrim militia, a very quarrelsome fellow." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Trinity College decided to confer upon him the title of Doctor of Laws—the actual bestowal of the title did not take place until July—and played whist with him. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z I cannot be good for �20 a sheet!—just as I should revoke if I played whist for shilling points. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z To begin with: the pictures represented on your whist cards appear to us rather incongruous and vulgar; ours are more poetical and consistent. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z In a word, they regarded the noble game of whist merely as a means and not as an end, and were scandalously bent on amusing themselves regardless of Hoyle. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Never takes a hand at whist—penny points tell up, you know—seem a trifle at first, but hang me if they don't make a figure in the budget afterwards. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z He made some heavy losses at whist, but his ill-luck had a sunny side. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The only "outbreaks" were occasional dinner-parties,—generally assemblages of brilliant men; and when the more staid amongst the guests had left for the city, it was Lever's custom to wind up the night with whist. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z The proper number of players engaged at one time is three; the game can be played by two, but it is as slow as playing dummy whist. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z An affecting picture is drawn of the now-departed Hunt in his once familiar costume of dressing-gown, yellow breeches and red slippers, sipping tea, playing whist and writing sonnets. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z Modern war is like a game at whist between first-rate players; when either party has four by honors, he shows his hand, and saves the trouble of a contest. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z I like the Mess, and the half-crown whist, and the no 'canon' company. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Lever loved politics almost as ardently as he loved whist. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z I was quite pleased with this achievement and sent word to Pat O’Gorman and Mr. Simcox, we could have our game of whist once more. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The dignified played whist, and the frivolous sang and were merry in other rooms. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z Truyn, as became his age, had a weakness for whist, quite as pronounced as for politics, and therefore accepted the proposal. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z When I read out your letter this morning, my wife said in a whisper, 'Now he'll be off to whist worse than ever!' Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The principal balls were those given by Princess Borghese, at which many cardinals were present, but would sit down to whist in a room apart from the dancers. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z My neighbors, men and women, pass their time, after dinner, at playing an English game, which I have much difficulty to pronounce, since they call it whist. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Having invited him in, she introduced him to her daughter and niece; and he and the three ladies soon got to be so sociable that they sat down to a game of whist. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z He never danced; at balls he played whist, and dryly criticised the figures and the toilettes of the dancers. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z What you say of the whist story is all true, though I didn't make my man a fellow of All Souls' but only a master of that college. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z One has no second horse, another must get home to write his letters, and, if within distance of Melton, some hurry back to play whist. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z Strachinsky was seated at a table, playing whist with three dummies. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Cards are better than carding any day; short whist is an admirable substitute for insurrection; and the rattle of a dice-box is surely as pleasant music as the ruffian snout for repeal. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z I have seen the losing of a rubber at whist, when there was every probability that her party would gain it, cause her to laugh till her eyes streamed with tears. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z I suppose there is not much the matter with myself beyond some depression and a little want of appetite, but I know I'm not right, for I feel no enjoyment in whist. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Four-handed Euchre.—The game is played with partners, cutting and sitting, and the deal passing, as at whist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Henceforward the rivals hobnobbed at whist, although the doctor always felt a sense of aversion towards the chemist. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Every evening we played a rubber of whist. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The fourth came, and then their rubber was played with an open dummy; a fifth, and whist was no longer practicable; two could play only at cribbage, and cribbage was the game. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z I think I remember Mr Wynne, a nice fellow, but an atrocious whist player. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z In suits not trumps the cards rank as at whist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Already towards the end of the sixteen hours during which he had been celebrating the priest's name-day by playing whist, he had begun to feel uncomfortable. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Lord G. says she must have whist at half-"Nap." points, and always play with her own "Gentleman-in-Waiting." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z "Now Thursday—on Thursday, for instance, we are going to a whist party, at the Bodkins', and then he might squall out his psalms, and shout, and rave, without annoying anybody." A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z I find that Skene and I are old friends who have fought many a whist battle together. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The rubber points are two, as at whist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Stanisława's death exercised so much influence over Dr. Paweł's disposition that for some time afterwards, in his leisure moments, he read Dante's Divine Comedy; he gave up playing whist, and dismissed his housekeeper, aged twenty-four. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Not that they appear to us, my dearest friend, in the mystic robes of science, but in the humble garb of common life, playing "groschen" whist, or a game of tric-trac. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z You always seemed to make more of a study of whist than I did.” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z I wonder how you knew I lost �40 last Wednesday night at whist at a mess. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z At last the game of whist was over, and Werner, who was weary, tried once more to induce Lothar to leave with him. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z It isn’t as if they had a lot of thoroughbreds on exhibition who could sit down at a table and play a round of bridge whist or poker. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z Lord George gave me, too, his willing aid, and by the help of an old Professor of Oriental Languages, we made up her rubber of whist in the evening. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z “That’s it, so I fill up with catching trout, and making a few shillings at whist.” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Lever found Dublin bright, lively, and hospitable, and he was soon ready to cry out against the killing effects of too much dining, too much whist, and too much flattery. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z "They told me up at Delhi that you hadn't your equal at whist or billiards." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z “The idea of a horse playing bridge whist!” jeered the Bibliomaniac. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z He's the first �cart� and piquet player in Europe, and equal to Deschapelles at whist. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z “Yes, dear, you always would play whist,” sighed Mrs Rumsey; and, to Geoffrey’s horror, her nose this time went right up, as if to visit her forehead. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z I wish I could get a house down here, and retire from the pomps and short whists of life, the odd tricks and all the honours! Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z And I call billiards, tennis, whist, and �cart� honest industries, too, though I won't call them trades. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z But we'll drink the boy's health, at all events, God bless him! and we'll have a game at whist, three and a dummy, and make quite a party of it in our little way. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z We were all very sociable, and very frequently met at each other's houses to tea, and then, after a little music, the gentlemen sat down to whist, while we talked and looked on. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z There were no pleasant invitations to high tea, with rubbers of whist, and supper after. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z I had been playing whist at a late hour in my room at a hotel, and when I finally went to bed I could not sleep for a long while. Habits that Handicap The Menace of Opium, Alcohol, and Tobacco, and the Remedy 2011-02-15T03:00:18.787Z We also play a kind of parchesi and a form of the game of authors, but whist, poker, casino, euchre, cribbage, etc., we know nothing of. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z The game at whist was over at last, and with it Sidney Hinchford's power of endurance. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z It was a great place for whist, and both Polly and I were fond of it, and played, Harry said, very fairly for girls. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z It was not yet nine, he found, and the house being very silent, he concluded that the old man had gone off somewhere for a rubber of whist. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z No game of whist was played that evening, however. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z A couple of games of whist followed, and songs were sung by Helen and Dr. Beaumont. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Finish your game at whist," he said; "I must not spoil the harmony of the evening. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z Saturday was the club-day, and then Harry went out on the water when the weather was fine, and in the evening to the club-room, where he boxed, fenced, and played whist till twelve o'clock. A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:19.437Z He was invited to several houses; and played whist so well that he became a favourite, especially as he generally held bad cards. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z I shall win this game, I foresee, as I win the odd trick at our little whist tournaments—by superior science, even against better cards. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z In the evenings they played whist, or visited the Art Loan Exhibition, which the good people of Halifax had got up for the benefit of the orphans and widows of Canadian soldiers. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Gave a dinner to Wilson, Morris, Leader, Whyte, and Martin—Lescour could n't come—played little whist afterwards—changed for hazard after supper—won a few Naps., and home to bed. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z To my own thinking, it would be as truthful to declare that there was no element of luck in whist, as to say there was no such thing as luck in life. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z He was a kind-hearted, jolly old fellow, who loved strong punch and long whist, and cared very little how the world went on, if these enjoyments were available. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z And then, when we were playing whist, Atherstone and I with Miss Devereux and the old lady, he looked on until I asked if he was approved of our play. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Saying which he turned and asked Lady Menzies to be his partner at a rubber of whist, for which Sir Charles and Lady Head were waiting. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The first act of the whist and backgammon playing was over, and the party now sat, stood, crouched, lounged, or lay, as chance and the state of the furniture permitted, at supper. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The gentlemen sit and chat with them, and there are generally four at whist, the Queen's beautiful band playing in the anteroom. Glimpses of King William IV. and Queen Adelaide In Letters of the Late Miss Clitherow, of Boston House, Middlesex. With a Brief Account of Boston House and the Clitherow Family 2011-01-28T03:00:23.733Z The fact was, that the four lords of the creation had got to a rubber at whist and looked as if the slightest interruption would annoy them. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z "But now," he continued, when they had seen all the pictures, "let us go down to the cottage and play whist." Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Knowing how fond you are of whist, Captain," she said, "I asked the Doctor over for another rubber before you go. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The Captain only frequented the club, and could best chronicle the names that were great at whist or illustrious at billiards. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Bertram took up a similar tone, and during the game of whist to which he and Otto soon afterwards sat down with the two older ladies, he was remarkably merry and talkative. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z Here and there they were still at whist, but most of the players had gone to the ball-room, where the German was to be danced. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z On this long, monotonous voyage, when his only amusements were conversation and an occasional evening game of whist with his friends, he seemed to be trying to make the best of the situation. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Herr von Strummin's proposal of a rubber of whist before going to bed fell through, as it appeared that with the exception of himself and the Count no one played. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z "She said she had ordered the footman to go around to the houses of the invited guests and tell them that the whist party was postponed until to-morrow." The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z He didn’t play sports or a musical instrument, gamble at whist or gambol on a horse. Moonlighting as a Conjurer of Chemicals 2010-10-11T20:50:00Z "Impossible, baroness; Barnewitz asked me yesterday, as I met him accidentally, to come over to a game of whist; but he did not say a word about a dinner-party." Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z “But at the same time, you would not much mind if I won that sum from you at whist.” The Parson O' Dumford There may be a rubber of whist afterwards, and I shall be late.” A Double Knot She passed a governess cart full of children with a sound like "whist" as the wind rushed by. Manslaughter St�rmer played this whist with the patience of an angel; he picked up Susanna's fallen cards unweariedly, smiled when she laughed, and when Anna Maria scolded an almost imperceptible wrinkle came between his brows. A Sister's Love A Novel You ask me as if I had been playing whist! Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z But, oh dear,” she exclaimed, colouring slightly, “I hope you don’t object to whist.” The Parson O' Dumford If you are playing whist, not only keep your temper, but hold your tongue; any intimation to your partner is not ladylike. A Hand-book of Etiquette for Ladies Thence onwards war, or rather sport the schoolboys' substitute, ousted love from the conversation, and very soon solo whist with Mr. and Mrs. Merivale disposed of-both. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Even now, in society of the best, bridge whist and whist for prizes, afternoon and evening, flourishes on all sides. Rockhaven A full pack is used, the cards ranking as at whist, with certain exceptions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" “But I say, parson, don’t sit on the rubber of whist.” The Parson O' Dumford It is composed partly of whist and partly of quadrille, though partaking mostly of the former.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" "If we could only have a rubber of whist or a game of piquet," he sighed. The Children of the World They whiled away the time until the evening with politics and a rubber at whist. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I I owe much to the game of whist. The Inventions of the Idiot He will take a deal of bating," said Tim, "but whist, you will see how I shall get at him. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 According to the former, two packs of 52 cards are used, which rank as in whist, both for cutting and dealing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The deal, which is an advantage, is decided as at whist, the cards being shuffled and cut as at whist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" It—is a sort of whist, you know.” The Missioner We'd begin breakfast by playing one hand after the manner of whist. The Inventions of the Idiot Several, however, regard it as coming from an old word "whist" or "wist," meaning silent. Stories from Tagore Not to have a good place in a run was no worse to him than to lose a game of billiards or a rubber of whist. Ayala's Angel He lost no time in making his acquaintance and explaining the relationship, which, however, brought him no more substantial benefit than certain invitations to dinner and whist parties, where the unfortunate lieutenant lost his half-crowns. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Then 92 we have a German Prince with huge mustachios; Clara played whist with him last evening! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dined, and, at five, went to Mr. T. G. Smith, with your grandfather—the third visit he has made with us in the week; and let me whisper to you, he played at whist. Lives of Celebrated Women Definition of Bumblepuppy.—Bumblepuppy is persisting to play whist, either in utter ignorance of all its known principles, or in defiance of them, or both. Maria Edgeworth And it is not whist nor dancing that harms young people. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 After a morning at whist, one should have an appetite for the noon meal; let it be so delicious that the anxieties and disappointments of the game may be speedily forgotten! Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions He constantly walks in and out of Boston, or drives to Brookline or Jamaica Plain; and whist and little suppers are never long omitted. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The entrance of Sarah seemed a relief to him; and he immediately proposed a game of whist. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation One evening when playing at whist, at Potzdam, with the late King of Prussia, his Majesty, in a fit of inadvertence, appropriated to himself several gold pieces belonging to Sir Robert. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) At length, after much insistance on the one part, and reluctance on the other, the proprietor of the ring appealed to his partners in the game of whist. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 In the old way of playing the ace counted 1, the deuce 2, and so on as at whist, excepting that all court cards counted 10. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The chief sponsors for the family hotel are neurasthenia and bridge whist, the inability of the homemaker and the debility of the housekeeper. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole "There!" exclaimed the clergyman, "isn't that as good as whist?" Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation Tristrem dined with his grandfather that evening, and when Mr. Van Norden started out to his club for a game of whist, Tristrem accompanied him as far as the club door. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Back he went to his Hebrew acquaintance, whom he found seated at the whist table. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 The country-dance occupied the whole length of the room; and round the walls were disposed tables for whist or loo, where the elders amused themselves with as much pleasure, and not less noise. Jack Hinton The Guardsman "There is this difference," said I, "that in whist you sit opposite to your ally: in politics, as in war, your vis-�-vis is your enemy." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience "I wish," said Mrs. Royden, as her husband entered the room, "I wish you would make the children give up their whist for this evening." Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation She never contradicted him, except at whist, a game in which they both rejoiced. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. At whist, which was a game peculiarly fitted to such a taciturn disposition as his, he was habitually a winner; but his gains always were expended in charitable objects. Round the World in Eighty Days At this a party of reverend fathers were busily occupied at whist. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Mr. Carew's whist experiences, I perceive'," said he, "are not his guides in politics. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience And let me see—I’ve won four pounds ten and six of you during the last week at pool and whist. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One A tumbler of punch and a rubber at whist would pass the time away comfortably. The Sapphire Cross These gentlemen were his usual partners at whist, and, like him, were all inveterate players. Round the World in Eighty Days "Except whist, which every one says I play exceedingly well, I am afraid there is nothing to be learned from me," laughed the Russian. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine He's your master at whist, �cart�, and piquet. One Of Them “And I’ve known a bishop play a good rubber at whist,” said Sir Hampton. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One No man invented whist or chess, and croquet like them seems to have been evolved by some process of nature, as a crystal forms or a flower grows—perfect, in accordance with eternal laws. Croquet As played by the Newport Croquet Club But Andrew Stuart was of a different opinion, and the discussion was continued between these gentlemen during their game of whist. Round the World in Eighty Days Amidst talk and chess and occasional whist after nightfall when reading became difficult, we ran along with smooth seas, land sometimes in sight, with shoals on either side of us. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He had been dining at the 'Rag,' and had won largely at whist from some young cavalry swells, who had just joined. One Of Them My father, Cleremont, and the two foreigners were playing whist at one end of the room, Hotham and Eccles were seated at chess at another. That Boy Of Norcott's The young people danced, the old played whist or tarok, and they stayed till daybreak. Black Diamonds These three were as madly devoted to whist as Mr. Fogg himself, and they spent whole days silently enjoying it. Round the World in Eighty Days In the evening we played whist; and when others had retired for the night, I often sat alone in the cabin, meditating upon the events and lessons of the last six months. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 There p. 30used to be a goodly company of an evening in the coffee room of retired officers and well-to-do people in the neighbourhood, to play whist and chess, and sometimes all-fours. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant "I think Norcott will be looking out for his whist by this time," said the other; and they both arose, and passing noiselessly through the room, moved away. That Boy Of Norcott's From six to eight came the lawyers and the politicians to play whist and talk politics, and from eight until midnight the men of fashion had their innings. Black Diamonds He only encountered that gentleman once or twice, for he kept very much in the cabin, attending on Mrs. Aouda, or engaged in a game of whist. Round the World in Eighty Days My grandfather was a stately old gentleman, a good deal more than six feet in height, very mild in manner, and fond of a game of whist. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 He talked with good sense last night about Greece, Ionian Islands, and Canada; and I was his partner at whist. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) She had a slight headache, and besides--there was nothing at all to do to-day, no theatre, no party, not even the whist club, and yesterday at Jenny's it had been very dull. Gertrude's Marriage "I don't think I'll play whist any more," he said quietly. The Book of Courage "All right," he thought, "the lady is not up yet, and Mr. Fogg is probably playing whist as usual." Round the World in Eighty Days Mrs. Caldwell was playing whist at the house next door, so Sheila and Ted were there alone, save for the cook's tuneful presence in the kitchen. The Torch Bearer The Prince has apparently an immense whist memory, and plays well accordingly. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) He would resign his "comparative liberty" gracefully, as a bride resigns her hand—he would revoke his parole smilingly, as a high-bred cardplayer would revoke at whist. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) One night his father took up the cards and called him to play whist. The Book of Courage "On board the steamer," continued the detective, "you used to like a game of whist." Round the World in Eighty Days Pulteney found time for a cast with the hounds, and Charles Fox had leisure for his rubber of whist. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day After dinner he invited me to play whist. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Lady Mary and I attended a whist drive at Farmingdale Priory that evening; but her ladyship was taken with a violent headache and we had to excuse ourselves and leave early. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories That was the end of whist in that house. The Book of Courage "I know whist, it is part of an English education." Round the World in Eighty Days We made a hearty supper, and then sat down to an old fashioned rubber of whist—the bets were glasses of toddy. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia After dinner there would be a little reading of the papers or of good books, a chat with friends that might drop in, and maybe a game of whist. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 "He played whist all night," said Jekyl, "and never changed his partner!" The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life They are so reasonable and unmoved in this place, their mornings devoted to the exact sciences, their evenings to whist! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. After a comfortable breakfast in his own car, Mr. Fogg and his companions resumed their whist. Round the World in Eighty Days Dinner over, and a rubber at whist, I usually strolled about the town—peeped in at the fandangos—perhaps a shy at monté—thence to arrack—music, jolly Hausen, and so home to my quarters. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia In the evening they played whist as partners at the club, and again they lost. An Artist in Crime "Nothing that you would call play, my Lord; a little whist for Nap points, a little ecarte, a little piquet, and, now and then, we have a round game at Sabloukoff's." The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I. The winds are whist; and, hid in mist, The moon hangs o'er the wooded height; The bushy bee, with unkempt head, Hath made the sunflower's disk his bed, And sleeps half-hid from sight. Undertones Mr. Fogg and his partner had resumed their whist; none of them, not even the dummy, complained of the length of the journey. Round the World in Eighty Days I play whist better than any man that ever lived, except the Begum of Soutancantantarahad, who beat my father. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Again they played whist and again they lost. An Artist in Crime The older people had always played b�zique or whist, but rather somnolently of an evening. Ancestors A Novel In whist, for example, there are some six billions of possible hands. Logic, Inductive and Deductive He made a movement as if to seize the card just played, adding, "You know nothing about whist." Round the World in Eighty Days It was autumn: and a night, Full of whispers and of mist, With a gray moon, wanly whist, Hanging like a phantom light O'er the hills. The Garden of Dreams They went to the club in the afternoon and played whist. An Artist in Crime The word whist, originally an interjection, becomes an adjective, as here and in The Tempest I 2 378. Minor Poems by Milton Cards are better than carding any day; short whist is an admirable substitute for insurrection; and the rattle of a dice-box is surely as pleasant music as the ruffian shout for repeal. Nuts and Nutcrackers His only amusement was a game of whist, varied by the perusal of the daily papers. Round the World in Eighty Days The table stood in the background; Durant recognized it as the kind that opens and discloses the magic circle, the green land of whist. The Return of the Prodigal Some gentlemen were playing whist, and this Thauret was of the number. An Artist in Crime "Whist, Pat, whist, man; ye must be off, now, at wanst." The Weans at Rowallan Late in the evening, after supper, they played whist in Emily’s boudoir. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Grand tournaments are organised at chess, draughts, billiards, and whist. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers Three days passed; they brought nothing new; each was a repetition of the other; each merged itself in whist. The Return of the Prodigal Never had Bixby read Bangs any poem he had made, nor did ever Bangs invite Bixby to meet his convivial friends of an evening to play whist or to partake of his mulled ale. Stories by American Authors, Volume 9 In fact, except his game of whist with some old cronies, that is about all the entertainment he seeks. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. In a town there are other varieties of roadside whist for two players or sides. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes Whenever I observe a quartette of commuters at cards I regret that the hours I gave to mastering whist were not given instead to the study of Greek. The So-called Human Race He saw nothing of her from breakfast till dinnertime and the evening, when she appeared as his official partner in the game of whist. The Return of the Prodigal P—— held the cribbage-peg that was to mark him game, suspended in his hand; and the whist table was silent for a moment. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature I took her to the homes of our friends for an evening of music or whist, or to an occasional public concert. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories They hoped to make a pocket-book of reference on morals, which should stand to life in some such relation, say, as Hoyle stands in to the scientific game of whist. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) But whist was neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring.... When Ghost Meets Ghost Durant had just pulled himself together, and determined that he could bear it if they didn't play some infernal game, if they didn't play whist. The Return of the Prodigal And through the mist, all white and whist, Gaunt ships, with sea-weed wound, With rotting masts, upon whose spars The corposants lit spectre stars, Sailed by without a sound. Weeds by the Wall Verses Lord Houghton, Father Charles, one of the daughters of the house, and I invariably beguiled the evenings with a rubber of modest whist. Memoirs of Life and Literature Only a few months before I had been teaching whist to the natives on the banks of the Ganges, and I had made my fortune out of the Indian rubber. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, January 25th, 1890 The appeal was too touching to resist, though Mr. Pellew again said this wasn't whist. When Ghost Meets Ghost He presumed that these matters, with her household and secretarial work, filled up her days; he knew too well that whist accounted for her evenings. The Return of the Prodigal At the End of the Passage," which opens thus:— "Four men, each entitled to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,' sat at a table playing whist. Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews The ladies of the party had disappeared; and by way of doing something Lytton, two other men, and myself became somehow grouped round a card table with our minds made up for whist. Memoirs of Life and Literature Believe me, young gentleman, there are more still who play a fair hand at whist. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Her objection to whist was that it was a mixture of skill and chance. When Ghost Meets Ghost "I like whist," said Mrs. Fazakerly; "but it must be an awful game to play if you don't like it." The Return of the Prodigal I saw Zeke looking to the priming of the old gun, though; and for a while we were pretty whist, listening; but the cry, which had seemed at a considerable distance, was not repeated. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Oh, the Publisher opened the door, and then returned to a rubber of whist he was playing with the Reader, the Manager, and the Head of the Advertisement Department. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 1890.05.10 He walked at first in a profound abstraction, bitterly reviewing and repenting his performances at whist; but as he advanced into the labyrinth of the south-west, his ear was gradually mastered by the silence. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) But it was not enough to cause collapse, and whist became plausible within half an hour after dinner. When Ghost Meets Ghost Thank heaven, as there were but three of them, it would not be whist. The Return of the Prodigal There were people who insisted upon whist—she insisted only upon "some one to talk to." Sir Tom It passed off very well—racing all the morning, an excellent dinner, and whist and blind hookey in the evening. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II Among fashionable ladies the passion was quite as strong as among men, and the professor of whist and quadrille became a regular attendant at their levees. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Famous in his day for "law, paunch, whist, claret, and worth," the exploits of Charles Hay, "The Mighty," as he was called, have become traditions of the Parliament House. Raeburn That lady, with a refined friendliness that did her credit, had refrained from including Miss Tancred and Durant in the invitation, thereby insuring them one evening's immunity from whist. The Return of the Prodigal Sometimes I think he regards the whole thing as a game which he enjoys playing with superior skill, just as one might with whist or chess. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs The King played at whist with the Prince and Princess de Cond� and my father. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II A game of cards in which the players are supposed to keep silent is called whist. birds of calm. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer Smoking in the saloon was allowed this evening, so now pipes, toddy, and an animated game of whist ended a bright and successful holiday. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I "It's better to play whist well than Chopin badly." The Return of the Prodigal There was nothing doing––no whist at the table, no reading out of upper bunks, no love song from the peak, and no fierce argument on the lockers. The Seiners No, I couldn't persuade Oliver to come; he wouldn't give up his whist. Tante Generally he slept from seven in the evening at the whist table on the knees of his Grace. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales We were all deep in cards, some playing whist, others ‘marriage.’ Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I "There will be no whist this evening," he announced. The Return of the Prodigal She sprang from her bed, found a box of bonbons that her mother had won as a prize in an afternoon whist party the day before, and crept back into bed. Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains He went down the river in the college boat; he had an hour or two of whist before Hall. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It do look as if you had lost trust in Denas––misdoubting one’s own is a whist poor business and not worth the following.” A Singer from the Sea In noisy trictrac, or in quiet whist, These pass their time—and, to complete our list, There are who flirt with milliners or books, Or else with nature 'mid her meads and brooks. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 "Ask Mr. Durant; he'll tell you that we vegetate all day and play whist all night." The Return of the Prodigal But he is a much altered man, and is growing fat, and has taken to playing whist at his club before dinner for shilling points. Is He Popenjoy? Mr. Milman dined with us and told me a great many interesting things about his island, and afterwards the gentlemen had some good games of whist. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Modern womanhood plays whist almost without ceasing; but it should be noted that she frowns over the whist and reserves her smiles for her more garrulous interludes. The Dominant Strain He saw three Englishmen and an American playing whist, Germans eating, and French people sleeping, and at last he came upon his rose. Olive in Italy And now it seemed that whist was what they played, that whist of course was what Mrs. Fazakerly was there for. The Return of the Prodigal Won a thousand and eleven pounds from Brummel one night at whist. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties We ladies retired early to bed, and even the children acknowledged to being tired; but the gentlemen played whist on deck till a much later hour. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' Like whist, it is divided into Long and Short. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue No game of whist, in one of the lordly clubs of St James's Square, was ever more exclusively played. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 She might be a poor hand at the game of whist, but at the game of matrimony she was magnificent and supreme. The Return of the Prodigal He comes home “after a hard day's christening”, as he says, and writes to his patron before sitting down to whist and partridges for supper. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Toward two o'clock in the morning, after having looked through M. de B.'s collection of etchings and played a game of whist, I returned to my station behind the three girls. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The lovely lady who had made Sandy’s acquaintance early in 229 the voyage asked him if he could make one at a game of whist. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas My fourth is in rubber, but not in whist. Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly We now pass down into the city again, taking a new route past the Northern Club, a lofty and unsightly building, whose members are notoriously hospitable, and much given to whist and euchre. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand A peer of the realm was found cheating at whist, and repeatedly seen to practise the trick called sauter la coupe. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Among them are a set of 'jolly military officers 'who play whist, smoke and chaff, and are always exploding over the smallest of jokes. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Once when her sister and Mr. Harcourt were present, he challenged them to a game of whist, that Audrey might leave her place at the piano. Lover or Friend We shall have to consider that point when they are a little nearer the whist age. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series "Hoots, whist ye, Callum!" cried the elder man, reprovingly, while his dancing eyes contradicted his tongue. The Silver Maple David Hume never went to bed without his whist. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges How did the old lady make a memorandum, and of what, at whist? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 When Henderson had gone I said that he seemed to be a rare good sort, but it was a pity he did not know a little more about whist. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate "We are exactly a whist quartet now," said Clarence, patting his wife's shoulder. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series Her soft hands were gently soothing Leucha's long, thin hair, and she kept on saying, 'Whist, lassie; whist! Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief They do not all play whist all night. Nobody As for Frank, he was barely allowed the privilege of procuring tickets and buying bonbons, or else making one of a rubber of whist. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast At last, however, we stopped discussing whist, and after I had made Foster and Murray swear they would tell no one else, I gave them an account of Owen coming to see me. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate At a small table he recognised Brandes and Stull playing what appeared to be bridge whist with two men whom he had never before seen. The Dark Star Some saintly ladies, who I am sure have never harboured a light thought or spent a frivolous hour, told me of a cousin who played whist every evening with her present husband and his predecessor. Home Life in Germany "People do not generally play very high at whist." Nobody Cards were universally played in private homes and whist was the fashionable game, General Scott being one of its chief devotees. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century I had a good opinion of my whist, though how I arrived at it I cannot explain. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate Not a month went by but what there was a dinner or two or a whist party or a dance. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America At these words he looked anxiously round, but appeared immediately set at rest when he observed that it was only Heinrich Beer, who had approached to invite him to a game at whist.” The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete It was the day the Misses Armstrong entertained the whist club, and a clatter of teacups and a hum of voices told her the guests were not yet gone. The End of the Rainbow Then, though it were in the midst of a game of whist, every man present had to get up and go away. A Padre in France When Nina, Foster and I played whist it was considered pretty bad form to lead trumps when we had anything else to lead, and we kept them for a big outburst at the finish. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate I tell you what: let's have a game of cards, of vingt et un or whist; or shall we start a mazurka? Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 The same may be said of whist clubs maintained in the summer at the hotel and cottages. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study We remained on board during the evening, and played at whist. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition It was worse when a whist drive or a singing competition in the Church Army hut was interrupted by one of these Egyptian plagues of darkness. A Padre in France After dinner Fred came round to tell me that we were both playing against Blackheath, and as Jack came in as well, I said that I would get another man to play whist. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate I think I received an admonition to the same effect from the free, familiar way in which the game of whist was going on just behind me. A Little Tour of France “Well, then, what say you all to a game of whist?” inquired the last speaker, glancing around the table. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West They are inhabited by the royal family; and the old king, Christian, may be seen sometimes, of an evening, walking across to play a game of whist with the dowager-queen. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition There were whist drives with attractive prizes for the winners. A Padre in France He dined at the family table, and enjoyed his evening rubber of whist with the Zeltners, the family doctor, and a Swiss friend. Kościuszko A Biography Then, too, I guessed the loving friend sympathy racket was being worked by some of the bridge whist aggregation which met up with her every fortnight. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 “I hain’t played a rubber o’ whist for many a year, but if we can’t make up the set at Euchre, let’s try one.” The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Spending the evening at the house of a Mr. Fitch, he was, much against his will, obliged to play whist, for which he had no fondness. Admiral Farragut The officers while playing whist—dressed in their lounge clothes of sarong and their feet bare, were attacked and shot down almost to a man. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India He always loved to play whist and in the last years of his life his nephews and nieces and great-nephews and great-nieces used to go often to play with him and pass the long evenings. A Portrait of Old George Town But at the same time there floated before Dolly's mind two vague images; Epsom and betting,—and a green whist table at Mr. St. Leger's, with eager busy players seated round it. The End of a Coil This was the opinion of one or two of the bystanders, who whispered in my ear that he was a “whole team” at whist. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West One night, during a rubber of whist, the tears that ran down his cheek betrayed the news from Waterloo. Lectures on the French Revolution There was a rouge et noir table, and a whist party, by both of which very high stakes were played, much to the annoyance of the better disposed passengers, who wished for rest and quietness. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 It is true that the games of cards—bridge and whist, for example—which are played at "Chanukah" nowadays have more sense in them than the old game of spinning-tops. Jewish Children True, the Derby came but once a year; and true, she had always heard that whist was a very gentlemanly game and much money never lost at it. The End of a Coil “Perhaps this gentleman plays ‘whist,’” suggested another, alluding to me. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The day before he died he attended church, and on coming home he remarked that he must "get a dispensation to allow whist on Sunday evenings," because he dreaded the long, lonely nights. Stories of Authors, British and American She soon sat down to whist with her husband, Butera, and the old Princess St. Theodore; but the game received many unpleasant interruptions from the pitching and rolling of the boat. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 While the discharges of artillery shook the windows of Charles X. obstinate the palace the King played whist. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) One night, playing whist, He was slapped on the wrist, Because some one said that he cheated. Poems for Pale People A Volume of Verse “Hatcher is my name,” replied the person addressed, the same who suggested whist. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Howells was intending to consecrate all time and eternity to it, and here is the Sage of Concord coolly speaking of poetry as though it were some trifling diversion, like billiards or whist. Stories of Authors, British and American Was she telling them a fairy story, or teaching them a new game of whist? The Chautauqua Girls At Home Ordinarily he was most prim and pretty of manner, but to-night he was on vinously familiar terms with all the world, and, crowding himself upon Bobby’s quiet whist crowd, slapped Bobby joyously on the shoulder. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man After tea, three rubbers of long whist closed the evening. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. A man does not relish being suddenly pulled up from a game of whist; and not a bit the more that he has been losing at it. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Many a time, when too hot for sleep, have I played whist till three o'clock in the morning. Life and sport in China Second Edition No, not "bridge,"—they haven't heard of it yet—just plain whist; but as I was saying, to see one turn out with its white alpaca skirt and blue satin ribbon belt. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee Mrs. Elliston wants a quiet home game of whist; sent me to bring you up.” The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man After a couple of rubbers of whist, the colonel, and most of the older officers and guests, retire. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. As I was about consenting to the game of whist, some one plucked my sleeve, and whispered in French— “Don’t play, Monsieur; you are certain to lose.” The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Talleyrand was not wholly wrong in his reproach to a man who had never learned to play whist: 'What an unhappy old age you are preparing for yourself!' The Map of Life Conduct and Character After tea his host proposed a game of whist, and the party of four grown people sat down to a rubber. Her Mother's Secret By the time the second baby comes they take one of two shoots—either go in for church socials or edge into a whist club. In Our Town The band retires, whist tables are laid, brandy and water and cigars make their appearance, and the mess-room is soon in a cloud. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Besides the English games of whist and cribbage, and the French games of “vingt-un,” “rouge-et-noir,” etcetera, the American gambler plays “poker,” “euchre,” “seven-up,” and a variety of others. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West ‘I see,’ said Rashe; ‘he has a merry party at Newragh Bridge, and will sit up over whist and punch till midnight!’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster They had secured a first-class compartment, and as soon as they started they rigged up a table with one of the cushions and began to play whist. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia In time bridge whist will wear itself out, in time our social life will resume its old estate, and the owners of the five dress-suits in town will return to their former distinction. In Our Town She had come there for a rubber of whist—to fight the good fight—to conquer or to die, and her soul longed to be at it. The Bertrams “True, I can play whist,” I replied carelessly. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West I recall, once upon a time, four old gentlemen who met every week for whist. Chimney-Pot Papers They spent much of their time in playing cards, whist being a very popular game in Russia. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia He thereby became unpopular with a number of the heads of families, and he had to introduce bridge whist in the old married set to regain their favour. In Our Town The ladies are addicted to whist and false hair, but pursue their pleasures with a discreet economy. The Bertrams My partner, hitherto so cool, seemed to lose patience, at intervals anathematising the cards, and wishing he had never consented to a game of “nasty whist.” The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Besides being a breach of good manners, remember that golf is more or less an outdoor game of whist. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men After supper, the four played a game of old-fashioned whist, which delighted the two old ladies, though it seemed strange to Patty and Philip, who were both good bridge players. Patty's Social Season She knew every woman in town who bought two prizes for her whist party—one to give if her friend should win the prize, and another to give if the woman she hated should win. In Our Town Caroline did not play whist, but she occasionally gave way to the allurement prevalent among the younger female world of Littlebath. The Bertrams We were so afraid to go to bed last night, the rooms were so close and sour, that we played whist, double dummy, till we couldn't bear each other any longer. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Card parties for the playing of whist, domino, or poker are often given by bachelors at their apartments or residences. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men For presently two Frenchmen came in, with whom, and the American lady, Lady B sat down to whist. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Carousing is here also the order of the day, but billiards and whist form part of the entertainments; the latter game especially is a great favourite with the Wahuaners, who play it well. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 Up he went, and found not only Miss Todd, but also with Miss Todd the venerable Mrs. Shortpointz, settling all the details for a coming rubber of whist for that evening. The Bertrams In the evening they acted charades or danced, and there was plenty of whist and �cart� high and low. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I So he went to his club, and played whist all the afternoon. Ralph the Heir Bobby would not have cared for a press smaller than that, for he wanted to print real things, like bill-heads and whist cards and perhaps a small newspaper. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Her talkativeness was systematic—she fraternised as seriously as she might have played whist. A London Life and Other Tales Every person in the room was engaged at whist except Mrs. Flounce, who still remained quiescent behind her tea and cakes. The Bertrams On the last day, Montrond made a dinner for me at a club to see M. des Chapelles play at whist. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I They played their rubber of whist and had a little hot whisky and water. Ralph the Heir He bombarded her with imported candy and American beauties, and cluttered up the spring with a series of whist parties, which butted into the social calendar something frabjous. At Good Old Siwash Dinner did not usually last more than an hour and then the guests adjourned to the drawing-room for whist. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V Mr. Fuzzybell was not great at whist, nor did he much delight in it; but, nevertheless, he constantly played. The Bertrams I was playing at whist at the ‘Travellers’ with Lord Granville, Lord Auckland, and Ross, when we saw the whole sky illuminated and a volume of fire rising in the air. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I He went out cub-hunting three or four times, and spent the intermediate days playing dummy whist with Fred Pepper and Cox,—who was no longer a lieutenant. Ralph the Heir What makes me the maddest is that my wife says I'm an imposingly poor whist player at that. At Good Old Siwash As they went in, the clerk of the court met them with a pack of cards in his hands, with which a party had just finished playing whist. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy She led them all a pretty dance, and when her affairs were so complicated that a lawyer couldn’t straighten them out, whist! she disappears.” The Cricket I won at whist, and liked it very much. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I He did, however, so far begin his better life as to declare that the points at whist must be low,—shilling points, with half-a-crown on the rubber. Ralph the Heir |
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