The very antipodes to the 'bonhomie' of this figure, confronted him as croupier at the foot of the table.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
Let what will happen, the Frenchman seems to possess some strong resource within himself, in his ardent temperament, upon which he can draw at will; and whether on the day after a defeat, the moment of being deceived in his strongest hopes of returned affection-the overthrow of some long-cherished wish-it matters not-he never gives way entirely; but see him at the gaming-table-watch the intense, the aching anxiety with which his eye follows every card as it falls from the hand of the croupier-behold the look of cold despair that tracks his stake as the banker rakes it in among his gains-and you will at once perceive that here, at least, his wonted powers fail him.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
The mocker who would jeer at the torments of revolution, stands like a coward quailing before the impassive eye and pale cheek of a croupier.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)