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After a while he glanced at the little clock that was ticking on the mantelpiece. It was half-past twelve. "It is funny," he said, "but it takes hours to settle down to sleep after the theatre." "It's about time you did," said Mrs. Radford, clearing the table. "Are YOU tired?" he asked of Clara. "Not the least bit," she answered, avoiding his eyes. "Shall we have a game at cribbage?" he said.
They became more and more confidential in all ways but one. They passed hours in playing cribbage with a worn pack of Pierre's cards, and the third night sang old college songs which both had nearly forgotten. It was on this evening that they planned to remain one more day in Pierre's cabin and then leave for Fort Smith. "You have hope there," said Philip in a casual way, as they were undressing.
Calton played cribbage, and the ‘young people’ amused themselves with music and conversation. The Miss Maplesones sang the most fascinating duets, and accompanied themselves on guitars, ornamented with bits of ethereal blue ribbon. Mr. Simpson put on a pink waistcoat, and said he was in raptures; and Mr.
Sylvia tried not to allow herself to think how quiet and dull the days would seem with only Aunt Margaret as a companion; how hard it would be to sit contentedly playing cribbage in the evenings, while across the road, within a stone's-throw from the window, was this dear, bright, homey room, full of young creatures like herself.
He was in another sort of mood the next time, cribbage not interesting him in the least. "Your folks will be wondering about you," said he. "I don't think they will mind which month I go to them," said Molly. "Especially when they know the reason." "Don't let me keep you, ma'am," said he. Molly stared at him; but he pursued, with the same edge lurking in his slow words: "Though I'll never forget.
Moreover she won all three of them. After this they often played a quiet game of piquet together, and cribbage too. I should say that in marking the points at cribbage on the board he always moved her pegs for her as well as his own, for she could not handle them or set them in the holes.
"My bed-time is ten; I haven't made an exception for years; but I shall certainly sit up for him; if you'll play cribbage with me to keep me awake. We dine at eight. You know your room?" A servant entered. "Please, m'm, there's a man asking for Mr. Charley." "Who is he, Betts?" "A stranger to me, m'm. His name is Barton, and he's a farmer sort of man." "Did you tell him that Mr.
Now, one of the favorite pursuits of sailors during a dogwatch below at sea is cards; and though they do not understand whist, cribbage, and games of that kidney, yet they are adepts at what is called "High-low- Jack-and-the-game," which name, indeed, has a Jackish and nautical flavor.
The first is patronised rather as an elegant amusement, and the latter as an excellent exercise. Cards and dice are the real weapons of the "sportsman," but particularly the former. Besides the English games of whist and cribbage, and the French games of "vingt-un", "rouge-et-noir," etcetera, the American gambler plays "poker", "euchre", "seven-up," and a variety of others.
When Lord Longford came in I escaped from cribbage and heard many entertaining things: one was of his meeting a man in the mail coach, who looked as if he was gouty, and seemed as if he could not stir without great difficulty, and never without the assistance of a companion, who never moved an inch from him.
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