"Now I wonder whether we shall find my favourite table full.

Anyhow, I am going to play at the one nearest the entrance on the right-hand side.
There is a little croupier there whom I like." They passed up through the entrance and across the floor of the first suite of rooms to the Cercle Prive.

Violet looked eagerly towards the table of which she had spoken.

To her joy there was plenty of room.
"My favourite seat is empty!" she exclaimed.

"I know that I am going to be lucky." "I think that I shall play myself, for a change," Draconmeyer announced, producing a great roll of notes.
"Whenever you feel that you would like to go down and have something, don't mind me, will you ?" she begged.