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The tumult on the terrace had transferred itself within doors, and as Justine went down the stairs she heard the click of cues from the billiard-room, the talk and laughter of belated bridge-players, the movement of servants gathering up tea-cups and mending fires.
Sir Reginald and his brother had followed the youngsters to the billiard-room, the Colonel had accompanied them, but after a decent interval he left the guests to themselves and returned to the ante-room. He passed the bridge-players by and came to Monck. The latter glanced up at his approach. "Are you looking for me, sir?"
No, not that: I have a cigarette. I hear all you ladies are terrific bridge-players: we will have a game presently, and I shall sink into the earth with terror at your Camorra! Dio! there's another king, and that's his own queen whom he doesn't want at all. He is amoroso for that black queen, who is quite covered up, and he would like to be covered up with her.
"He's playing bridge in Lovell's room," said Desmond. More facts were gleaned from the Caterpillar, who had joined the bridge-players, but played seldom. "One draws the line," said he, "at playing for stakes one can't afford to lose. Lovell and the Demon have made it too hot." "And Warde will make it hotter," said John. "Not he," replied the Caterpillar. "The Demon is a wonder.
On the terrace Serge Renine suddenly leapt to his feet with so uneasy an air that Hortense was astonished. He muttered: "If only it's not too late!" And, when Hortense asked him what he meant, he tore down the steps and started running to the cabin. He reached it just as the bridge-players were trying to break in the door: "Stop!" he ordered. "Things must be done in the regular fashion."
He was rising to his feet, when a fresh discussion broke out among the bridge-players and one of them exclaimed: "Let's put it to d'Ormeval." "Very well," said his adversary. "I'll accept his decision ... if he consents to act as umpire. He was rather huffy just now." They called out: "D'Ormeval! D'Ormeval!"
After spreading out her cards, she looked round the room, picked up a review and two library novels from a side table and, after a cursory glance, walked to the piano. The bridge-players looked up, as she began to sing; an impatient, "It's you to play, Lady Poynter," passed unheeded; and, one after another, they laid down their hands.
Isn't that lucky? The very thing I wanted. Poor Ronald! I don't know what has become of him, or into what net he may have fallen." The Senator beamed. He knew that Ronald Tower was one of the eight bridge-players, but was pledged to secrecy. "I only hailed you to jog your memory about that luncheon to-morrow," went on Mrs. Tower. "How could I forget?" he retorted gallantly.
As another example, most bridge-players are but too familiar with the name of a certain defunct Earl of Yarborough, who, whatever his other good qualities may have been, scarcely seems to have been a consistently good card-holder. There must be quite a long list of similar words, and they would make an interesting study.
He had at last, in sheer boredom, joined a party of bridge-players, with the result that he had not seen much of his young wife throughout the evening. Returning from the parade-ground, he wondered if he would find her up, and then caught sight of her waving away the marauders in scanty attire on the veranda. He called a greeting to her, and she instantly vanished into her room.
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