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BRIDGE AXIOMS AND LAWS

WITH THE CHANGE THE SUIT CALL

REVISED AND EXPLAINED

BY

J. B. ELWELL

_Author of "Elwell on Bridge," "Advanced Bridge," "Bridge Tournament
Hands," "Bridge Lessons," etc._

[Illustration: spade symbol]

NEW YORK

E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY

31 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET

1907

_Copyright_, 1907

BY E. P. DUTTON & CO.

_The Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. U.S.A._

[Illustration: Bridge Axioms]

We not for you our ink on axioms spend, They're but harmless barbs
directed at your friend.




BRIDGE AXIOMS


The best Bridge players are undoubtedly those who can draw inferences
quickly and correctly.

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Observation is an art enabling one to discover what other people's play
conceals--as well as reveals.

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Observation always infers, and one inference will lead to another.

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Each card played speaks through its silence, and its language must be
understood.

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To converse intelligently through the medium of the cards, each must be
seen as it falls with eyes that grasp its meaning.

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Failure to note the play of a card is not lack of memory, but lack of
heed.

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