The yellow book, an illustrated quarterly Volume 9 . ,. Deaths Devotion By Frank Athelstane Swettenham How, Deaths devotion ? Twas he who drank the potion— « J AI cinq cartes a carreaux.« Combien ? Quarante-neuf. Cest bon. Quinte au roi ? Bon. Qa fait vingt. I have also quatorze de rois, which makes ninety-four, et trois as, ninety-seven—je joue carreaux, is yours and the rest are mine, making me one hundred andnineteen. You are Rubiconed, but, fortunately for you, for thesmallest possible number—two hundred and twenty and threetwenty-five, I win—five hundred and forty-five i
The yellow book, an illustrated quarterly Volume 9 . ,. Deaths Devotion By Frank Athelstane Swettenham How, Deaths devotion ? Twas he who drank the potion— « J AI cinq cartes a carreaux.« Combien ? Quarante-neuf. Cest bon. Quinte au roi ? Bon. Qa fait vingt. I have also quatorze de rois, which makes ninety-four, et trois as, ninety-seven—je joue carreaux, is yours and the rest are mine, making me one hundred andnineteen. You are Rubiconed, but, fortunately for you, for thesmallest possible number—two hundred and twenty and threetwenty-five, I win—five hundred and forty-five in the evening ;the luck has been all on my side to-night. Shall we play again ? Well, I think as it is past two , it is hardly worth whileto begin another game. We will smoke one more cigarette, andyou shall tell me of your interview with Death. Willingly, but another small brandy and soda will help thetale along. The 146 Deaths Devotion The man who had so evilly entreated his friend over that lastgame of piquet was Raoul de Marenil, sol
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