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[In some Clubs, eight, with the deal, cannot call against nine.] 77. Short Whist is the above game cut in half. Honours are not called at any part of the game; but, as in Long Whist, they are counted by their holders and scored--except at the score of four. All the maxims and Rules belonging to the parent game apply to Short Whist. 78. Points at Short Whist. The Game consists of Five Points. One for a Single--5 to 3 or 4; Two for a Double--5 to 1 or 2; Three for a Triple--5 to love. A Rubber--two Games successively won, or the two best Games out of three--counts for Two Points. Thus, if the first Game be won by 5 to 4, the Points are 1 to love; the second Game won by the opposite side by 5 to 1, the Points are then 1 to 2; the third Game won by the side which won the first, by 5 to love. The Points are then 6 to 2--a balance of 4. This is arrived at thus: the Single in the first Game, 1; the Triple in the third Game, 3; the Rubber (two Games of three), 2; together, 6. From this deduct 2, for the Double gained by the opponents in the second Game, which leaves 4, as above. Short Whist is usually played for points--say, a shilling, or a penny, for each point; two for the Game, and two for the Rubber.