She doesn't know enough to cheat, but I don't know about George.' George was her partner.
Bradford didn't mean any harm; he forgot, you see.

He'd have bitten his tongue off otherwise sooner than have said it.

But everybody saw the application, and there was a dead silence.

George got red as fire, and then pale as death.

I don't know how they finished the hand, but presently somebody made an excuse, and the game was broken off." "Oh, dear! dear! That was cruel! cruel! How could Mr.Bradford do it?
I should think he would never forgive himself! never!" exclaimed Madeline, with an accent of poignant sympathy, involuntarily pressing Henry's arm, and thereby causing him instantly to forget all about George and his misfortunes, and setting his heart to beating so tumultuously that he was afraid she would notice it and be offended.