Chess-player asks:
Is the Knight’s gambit recognized now as a permissible opening in chess?
Answer. I don’t play chess.
Reuben Boob asks:
For some time past I have been calling upon a young lady friend at her house evenings and going out with her to friends’ nights. I should like to know if it would be all right to ask to take her alone with me to the theatre?
Answer. Certainly not. This column is very strict about these things. Not alone. Not for a moment. It is better taste to bring your father with you.
Auction asks:
In playing bridge please tell me whether the third or the second player ought to discard from weakness on a long suit when trumps have been twice round and the lead is with dummy.
Answer. Certainly.
Lady of Society asks:
Can you tell me whether the widow of a marquis is entitled to go in to dinner before the eldest daughter of an earl?
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