The fact that you, as my partner, played like an idiot, made rotten declarations, and revoked when one rubber was nearly won, I pass over.

That may or may not have been your miserable idea of the game.

Apart from that, however, I regret to have discovered that you, Forrest, and you, madam," he added, addressing the Princess, "have made use throughout the last seven rubbers of a code with your fingers, both for the declarations and for the leads.

My suspicions were aroused, I must confess, by accident.

It was remarkably easy, however, to verify them.