Her hand still lay clasped in his.

She made no effort to withdraw it.
"I couldn't do that," she exclaimed.
"Why not ?" said he.

"See!" and loosening her fingers he took from them the five-louis note and tossed it over to the croupier to be added to his bank.

"Now you can't help yourself.

We're partners." The girl laughed, and the company at the table smiled, half in sympathy, half with amusement.