One of the players is asked to go outside while the company thinks of
some person in the room, and on his return he has to guess of whom the
company has thought.
The players then arrange themselves in a circle, and agree each to
think of his or her right-hand neighbor; it is best to have a girl and
boy alternately, as this adds much to the amusement.
The one outside is then called in, and commences to ask questions.
Before replying, the player asked must be careful to notice his or
her right-hand neighbor, and then give a correct reply. For instance,
supposing the first question to be: "Is the person thought of a boy or
a girl?" The answer would possibly be "A boy;" the next person would
then be asked the color of the complexion, the next one the color
of the hair, if long or short, etc., to which questions the answers
would, of course, be given according to the right-hand neighbor.
Nearly all the answers will contradict the previous ones, and
something like this may be the result: "A boy," "very dark
complexion," "long yellow hair," "wearing a black velvet jacket,"
"with a dark green dress," "five feet high," "about six years old,"
etc. When the player guessing gives the game up, the joke is explained
to him.
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