In a very few minutes they were joined by the other two, who had by now lost quite enough gold pieces to make them both feel angry with themselves, and, what was indeed unfair, with poor Sylvia.
"I'm sure that if you had played again, and if we had followed your play, we should have added to our winnings instead of losing, as we have done," said Anna crossly.
"I'm so sorry," and Sylvia felt really distressed.

Anna had never spoken crossly to her before.
"Forgive me!" cried the Polish woman, suddenly softening.

"I ought not to have said that to you, dear little friend.

No doubt we should all have lost just the same.

You know that fortune-teller told me that I should make plenty of money--well, even now I have had a splendid day!" "Do come back with me and have dinner at the Villa du Lac," said Sylvia eagerly.
They shook hands with the Wachners, and as they walked the short distance from the Casino to the villa, Sylvia told Anna all about her visit to the Chalet des Muguets.
"They seem nice homely people," she said, "and Madame Wachner was really very kind." "Yes, no doubt; but she is a very strict wife," answered Anna smiling.
"The poor man had not one penny piece till she came in, and he got so angry and impatient waiting for her! I really felt inclined to lend him a little money; but I have made it a rule never to lend money in a Casino; it only leads to unpleasantness afterwards." In the hall of the Villa du Lac the Comte de Virieu was standing reading a paper.