25.--The deal commences with the player who cut the original lowest card,
the next deal falls to the player on his left, and so on until the rubber
is finished.
26.--When the pack has been finally shuffled, the player about to deal
shall present it to the adversary on his right, who shall cut it, and, in
dividing it, must not leave fewer than four cards in either packet; if in
cutting, or in replacing one of the two packets on the other, a card be
exposed,[53] or if there be any confusion of the cards, or a doubt as to
the exact {171} place in which the pack was divided, there must be a fresh
cut.
27.--When the player whose duty it is to cut has once separated the pack,
he cannot alter his intention; he can neither re-shuffle nor re-cut the
cards.
28.--When the pack is cut, should the dealer shuffle the cards, he loses
his deal.