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Le premier des Rois d'Ecosse, qui eut le nom de Jacques, apres avoir ete dix-huit ans prisonnier en Angleterre, mourut assassine, avec sa femme, par la main de ses sujets. Jacques II, son fils, fut tue a vingt-neuf ans en combattant centre les Anglois. Jacques III, mis en prison par son peuple, fut tue ensuite par les revoltes, dans une battaille. Jacques IV perit dans un combat qu'il perdit.
"Our last stake," he remarked coolly. The preceding number had been twenty-six. He placed the maximum on twenty-nine, the carrés, chevaux, the column, colour and last dozen. He felt Violet's fingers clutching his arm. There was a little buzz of excitement all round the table as the croupier announced the number. "Vingt-neuf noir, impair et passe!..."
She watched him half in fear. This time he staked on twenty-nine, with the maximum en plein and all the carrés and chevaux. Again the few moments of suspense, the click of the ball, the croupier's voice. "Vingt-neuf, noir, impair et passe!" She clutched at his arm. "Henry!" she gasped. He laughed. "Open your bag," he directed. "We'll soon fill it." He left his stake untouched.
But the English commander expressly forbade the trade, and placed guardians on his vessel during the period of trading. The first document is entitled, Compagnie du Canada, establie sous le titre de Nouvelle France, par les articles du vingt-neuf auril et sept May, mil six cens vingt-sept.
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