[91] _Scogan's choice_ is equivalent to _Hobson's choice_; both are
heroes of old jest-books.
[92] The game is called "Le Chevalier Gentil," and proceeds thus: "Bon
jour, chevalier gentil, toujours gentil; moi chevalier gentil, toujours
gentil, je viens de la part du chevalier gentil, toujours gentil (so
designating the left-hand neighbor) vous dire qu'il y a un aigle à bec
d'or, à pattes d'argent," etc. A player who misses receives "un petit
cornet de papier," and is known as "chevalier cornu, biscornu," etc.,
or "damoiselle cornette à tant de cornes."
[93] A French catch: "J'ai monté un escalier." "Comme moi." "Je suis
entré dans la chambre." "Comme moi." "J'ai vu une petite boîte." "Comme
moi." "Je l'ai ouverte." "Comme moi." "Il y avait une grosse bête."
"Comme moi."
[94] Or, as played by the children from whom this version was obtained,
_Old mother Cripsy-crops_. The name "Tipsy-toe" is derived from the
limping gait supposed to belong to witches. See No. 154, C.