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A waiter rushed in, the two billiard players returned, a little crowd formed. There was a veritable scene. All at once the ball slipped out of McTeague's jaws as easily as it had gone in. What a relief! He dropped into a chair, wiping his forehead, gasping for breath. On the strength of the occasion Marcus Schouler invited the entire group to drink with him.
Near us an exasperating idiot, who played the flute, had established himself. Like all poor players, he affected the low, mournful notes, as plaintive as the distant cooing of the dove in lowering, weather. He played or rather tooted away in his "blues"-inducing strain hour after hour, despite our energetic protests, and occasionally flinging a club at him.
Mechanicsburg was "out for blood" from the very start. They depended a great deal on their slugging abilities, and declared that no pitcher the Scranton players might offer could resist their terrific onslaught. When the first inning was over at last it began to look as if their boast might be made good, for the score stood five to one.
The First Consul having first consulted General Bertrand by a glance, found it agreeable to remain and play those innocent games. Indeed, at the end of a few moments, at the request of Madame F , the players deserted the bouillotte, and placed themselves in a circle around her. They began by dancing the Boulangere; then the young innocents kept the ball in motion.
It is not unusual for the host to obtain the services of well-known professional singers and players for the evening. The bachelor who feels that he must be hospitable to his friends and entertain them at his home, may safely choose the afternoon tea without apprehension as it is the simplest of entertainments.
So the four young people bundled into fur coats, and motored over to the country club. They were all good players and enjoyed their game till Kit reminded them that it was nearly luncheon time, and they went back to the house. "How is Babette?" Patty inquired, as their hostess appeared at luncheon. "She's worse;" and Mrs. Perry looked very anxious.
The spinner threw down the kip, and took his winnings from the boxer five pounds for himself and ten shillings for the boxer. As another man took the kip, the boxer glared at the winning players. "How is it?" he cried with the voice of a footpad demanding charity, and obeying the laws of the game, the winners threw a dollar or more from their heap to the boss.
They were delighted to see everybody, for Everybody was Somebody, and some, but not all, of the Everybodies were delighted to see them. Sally alone remained unmoved; and I was glad to have her to keep me in countenance, in this new act, where I knew none of the players or what part I should be called upon to take by and by.
The last three performances took place at the gates of the Minster; in Low Petergate, and in Pavement, which was one of the city market squares. When Richard III. came to York in 1483, part of his entertainment consisted of performances of pageants. The only other public dramatic entertainments were crude, coarse, popular plays, done by strolling players.
We men are grand-stand players: we need an audience, some one person who really cares whether we succeed or fail. Your brother, for instance, has won more in the building of the S. R. & N. than I can ever hope to win." Eliza felt a trifle conscious, too, and she did not look at him when she said: "Poor, lonely old Omar Khayyam! You deserve all Dan has.
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