The Chevalier's love of play had not deserted him.

He was a regular frequenter of our bank, where he played for some time with pretty good luck; and where, when he began to lose, he paid with a regularity surprising to all those who knew the smallness of his means, and the splendour of his appearance.
Her Highness the Princess Olivia was also very fond of play.

On half-a-dozen occasions when we held a bank at Court, I could see her passion for the game.

I could see--that is, my cool-headed old uncle could see--much more.

There was an intelligence between Monsieur de Magny and this illustrious lady.