Chapter 82

and declares whether he will play or take the miss. If he decide to play, he says, "I play," or "I take the miss;" but he may elect to do neither; in which case he places his cards on the pack, and has nothing further to do with that round. The next player looks at his hand, and says whether he will play or not; and so on, till the turn comes to the dealer, who, if only one player stand the chance of the loo, may either play or give up the stakes.

viii. In the first round it is usual either to deal a _single_; that is, a round without a _miss_, when all the players must play; or each player puts into the pool a sum equal to that staked by the dealer in which latter case a miss is dealt.

[NEVER OPEN THE DOOR TO A LITTLE VICE.]

97. Laws of Loo.

i. For a misdeal the dealer is looed.