She would put down a bonbon and give the board a twirl; "ving-cinq," she would say; the ball flew round and fell into a number; it might be ten, or twenty, or twenty- five, it did not much matter; she looked to see what it was, but right or wrong, never failed to eat the bonbon-an illogical result, which contrasted quaintly with the intense seriousness with which she made her stakes.
"My Little Lady"
Eleanor Frances Poynter
That is, he contributed profusely to those American magazines with flaming covers stories of love and adventure in strange seas,-the highly seasoned bonbon entertainment for the young.
"One Woman's Life"
Robert Herrick
"Well, now, look here, Jule," Mr. Bean cried eagerly, dropping the end of his cigar into a bonbon-dish on the little side-table, "why don't you run right up there with me to-night, and we'll look it all over and sort of plan it out?
"Julia The Apostate"
Josephine Daskam