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Four of hearts, knave of spades, seven of diamonds, queen of clubs thirty-one, by Jove! Rouge gagne, et couleur. There is nothing like courage. You have won both events." "Oh, what a nice game!" cried Zoe. He then continued to deal, and they all bet on the main event and the color, staking fabulous sums, till at last both numbers came up thirty-one.
They had left the one white layman at Nulato seething with excitement over an Indian's report of still another rich strike up yonder on the Koyukuk, and this point, where they were solemnly staking out a new post, the Nulato Agent had said, was "dead sure to be a great centre."
Nowhere was the outburst of feeling so violent as in Serbia and Montenegro, who had never ceased to dream of the lost Serb provinces. For some months the two little States challenged the accomplished fact, and seemed bent on staking their very existence upon war with the great neighbouring Monarchy.
This man of God finished that day, and the other days of terror to the unfortunate negroes, in inducing rebellious black citizens throughout the city to submit to overwhelming odds against them, and staking his own life upon the good character of this or that man or woman in danger of being killed for some trivial charge made by a white person, whether remote or recent. Mrs.
"Yes, and I remember too that those inner scruples never hindered you from drawing your share of the profits." "That is to say," burst in the doctor, "you repudiated the work, but shared the booty. You wished to play the game without staking anything." Catenac was in no way disconcerted at this trenchant argument.
But please don't flatter yourself that I'm staking everything on a throw like this. As a matter of fact, I'll see that you are properly chaperoned. We've plenty of neighbors. You've got the best excuse in the world for staying here and...." "But, my dear Mr. Flint, can't you see, I...." "No, I can't. I want you to stay here. My reasons are as good as yours.
Yes, great God, the men at the Squadron Club are staking their money upon my sister's character even monkeys that she bolts with Montesma five to three against the marriage with Smithson ever coming off. 'Is this true. 'It is as true as your marriage with Molly, as true as your loyalty to me.
In one of the most aristocratic countries in the word the sovereign prince and his tradesman subject may be found seated in the morning at the same board, and eating from the same dish, as in the evening they may be seen staking on the same colour at the gaming-table, and sharing in the same interest at the Redoute. The situation of Ems is delightful.
There was little of importance in it except an account of a conversation between Miller and Pattmore, in which the latter said that he was staking everything upon the hope of getting the congressional nomination; if he should fail in that, he would not remain in Greenville, but would go to Kansas to live. Miller added that Pattmore received letters daily from Mrs. Thayer.
Now it so happens that an uncle of mine some years ago left me a considerable number of simoleons, and though I shall not be legally entitled actually to close in on the opulence for a matter of nine months or so, I anticipated that my father would have no objection to staking me to the necessary amount on the security of my little bit of money.
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