stack deck at fifteen

Sergey Kuznetsov kuznet at col.ru
Sun Jan 16 22:41:05 CST 2000


Hi,

thank you for your help with Midget Problem, Company B &c. Next question is:

"He [Porpentine] stole from street-hawkers, could stack a deck at fifteen,
would run away whenever fighting is useless" (SL 107, Under the Rose)

What is "fifteen"? The card game?

CK




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