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All the players, except one, stand in a line. The other, who is the old soldier, then totters up to the end player, saying—

Here comes an old soldier from Botany Bay;

Pray, what have you got to give him to-day?

The player must then say what she will give him, but in doing so must not use the words "yes," "no," "black," "white" or "scarlet." The old soldier's object is to try and coax one of these words out of her, and he may ask any question he likes in order to do so. A mistake usually means a forfeit.