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[Eva Elisabeth]

Which two characters in the saga reportedly occasionally enjoyed a game of "mumble-the-peg*" together?

(*Mumble-the-peg was a very popular schoolyard game in the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries, but with increased concern over child safety the game has "declined in popularity".

It is played between two people with the aid of a pocket knife. The two opponents stand opposite one another with their feet shoulder-width apart. The first player then takes the knife and throws it to "stick" in the ground as near his own foot as possible. The second player then repeats the process. Whichever player "sticks" the knife closest to his own foot wins the game. The loser of the game has to take it out with his teeth.

If a player "sticks" the knife in his own foot, he wins the game by default, although few players find this option appealing because of the possibility of bodily harm. There are many variants of the basic game.)