"Let us take it for granted, then, that he did it only because he preferred to play with me to playing against me.
What is to become of our little scheme if we cut as we did last night all the time ?" The Princess smiled.
"You ought to be able to manage that," she said carelessly.

"You are so good at card tricks that you should be able to get an ace when you want it.

I always cut third from the end, as you know." "That's all very well," Forrest answered, "but we can't go on cutting two aces all the time.

I ran it pretty fine last night, when for the second time I gave you a three or a four, and drew a two myself.

But he seems to have the devil's own luck.