Trumps being exhausted, and the Baron having won a trick and the
lead, it is his turn now to win three tricks in succession with the
King, Queen, and Knave of Diamonds. At the third round of the
Diamonds Belinda has left in her hand only the King and Queen of
Hearts. She gives up the Queen.

Each has now four tricks. It is the Baron's lead. If his card be
best he has more tricks than the Ombre, and will win Codille. If
his card be a club or a diamond--spades are played out--Belinda's
King of Hearts will be unable to follow suit. He will be taken.
Thus is she "between the jaws of ruin and codille." But should his
last card be a heart--she has the best heart -

"An Ace of Hearts steps forth: the King unseen
Lurked in her hand, and mourned his captive Queen.
He springs to vengeance with an eager pace,
And falls like thunder on the prostrate Ace.
The nymph exulting, fills with shouts the sky,
The walls, the woods, the long canals reply."

In addition to the stakes she won, Belinda was entitled also to the
value of four counters from each of her antagonists for her sequence
of four Matadores, Spadille, Manille, Basto, and the King of Spades.
Furthermore, if she had been playing Sans-prendre, each of her
opponents would have three counters to pay her.