Monsieur Beaucaire

Description:

The young Frenchman did very well what he had planned to do. His guess that the Duke would cheat proved good. As the unshod half-dozen figures that had been standing noiselessly in the entryway stole softly into the shadows of the chamber, he leaned across the table and smilingly plucked a card out of the big Englishman's sleeve.

subjects: Classic Literature,  Fiction,  Gambling,  Social life and customs,  Fiction, general,  Manners and customs,  Library,  Personal copy

Places: Bath (England),  England,  Bath

Times: 18th century