Miss E. Ah! now you have let out the secret. I certainly don't wish
to keep mine for long together, but I would willingly give it away if
I could get a better.

Miss B. Tell me your guess. (Miss E. whispers.) Yes, you have hit it.
I was afraid Mr. A.'s last "light" was rather too strong.

And so the game goes on, until every player is in the secret, or the
few who may be still in the dark "give it up" and plead for mercy.
This, however, is a rare occurrence, for, as the company in general
become acquainted with the secret, the "lights" are flashed about in
a rash and reckless manner, till the task of guessing becomes almost
a matter of course to an ordinarily acute person.




CHAPTER VII

CHURCH AND SCHOOL SOCIALS

CHARADES: "CICERO"--"ATTENUATE"--SUGGESTED WORDS--"METAPHYSICIAN"--
CHARADES ON THE GRECIAN ISLANDS


ACTING CHARADES

In some form or other the game of charades is played in almost every
country under the sun. In acting charades the characters and situation