He had followed a system called Mazarin, which should give him five for one, and possibly break the bank.

Quite a crowd swarmed about the table, their faces glowing in the artificial light.
The exclamation "plunging!" "plunging!" was to be heard whispered here and there.

Lynde was delightfully cool and straight.

His lithe body was quite erect, his eyes reflective, his teeth set over an unlighted cigarette.

Aileen was excited as a child, delighted to be once more the center of comment.