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DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
A party of players were assembled to throw for a stake, which was enormous. It was, however, agreed that the lowest throw should win. The players threw until one of them turned up two aces. All but one had thrown, and shouts of applause greeted the lucky caster, when the last who was to throw exclaimed — `Hold! I'll try and beat that.' . . .
Rattling the dice, he turned down the box on the table, and on lifting it up displayed the two dice one upon the top of the other, and both aces! He was therefore declared the winner.[34] [34] Menageana.
| ODDITIES AND WITTICISMS OF GAMBLERS. The gaming table : its votaries and victims, in all times and countries,
especially in England and in France. Vol. 2 | |