1. He who cuts the highest card is entitled to the deal. In most games
the lowest card takes the deal, but it is the reverse at ecarté, the
deal being considered an advantage on account of the king, of which we
shall speak hereafter.
2. He who does not show the card he cuts, is considered as having cut
the lowest in the pack.
3. He who shows two cards in cutting is considered as having cut the
lowest of the two.