After getting a hand of 20, the player stood pat.

I was dev’lish cut—uncommon—been dining with some chaps at Greenwich.

It was wondrous. 'I'm awfully glad I came now,' his thought ran; 'I'm managing it rather well.'

He later told CW that he had been v& or vanned by the police, and he expressed surprise that the police showed him detailed transcripts of his conversations.