Mortimer had stayed to dinner, and he and the baronet played ecarte {6} afterwards. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Mrs Gowan glanced at the other end of the room, where her son was playing ecarte on a sofa, with the old lady who was for a charge of cavalry. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Any day a countess or an actress or a run of luck at ecarte might set him up with an outfit worthy of a king. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Florentine brought the money, which she obtained from Georges, who had just passed eight times at ecarte. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The announcement of supper put a stop both to the game of ecarte, and the recapitulation of the beauties of the Eatanswill GAZETTE. ❋ Unknown (2007)
He danced, played at ecarte, lost some money, and went home to bed. ❋ Unknown (2007)
I used to be very kind to the young men; I chose their horses for them, and their wine: and showed them how to play billiards, or ecarte, of long mornings, when there was nothing better to do. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The best amateur billiard and ecarte player in England, is Coxe Tuggeridge Coxe, Esq., of ❋ Unknown (2006)
I turned away with a pang, and played ecarte with Colonel ❋ Unknown (2006)
Let us have a game at cards — at ecarte, if you please. ❋ Unknown (2006)
C'est un grand transistor et quand on ecarte les barres de plastic on voit ecrit 'medecin conseil' ... ❋ Pinku-tk (2006)
French phrases in his conversation, having picked up a smattering of that language during a residence “on the Continent;” in fact, he had found it very convenient at various times of his life to dwell in the city of Boulogne, where he acquired a knowledge of smoking, ecarte, and billiards, which was afterwards of great service to him. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Rawdon and his friend meanwhile played ecarte until they had enough. ❋ Unknown (2006)
You will say, Why not take to backgammon, or ecarte, or amuse yourself with a book? ❋ Unknown (2006)
The old women who played ecarte made such a noise about a five-franc piece that it was not worth Colonel ❋ Unknown (2006)
She never refused the champagne, or the bouquets, or the drives into the country, or the private boxes; but what she preferred was the ecarte at night, — and she played audaciously. ❋ Unknown (2006)
“A what?” said Rawdon, looking up from an ecarte table. ❋ Unknown (2006)
French and German officers — they cheat Mr. Spooney at ecarte — they get the money and drive off to Baden in magnificent britzkas — they try their infallible martingale and lurk about the tables with empty pockets, shabby bullies, penniless bucks, until they can swindle a Jew banker with a sham bill of exchange, or find another Mr. Spooney to rob. ❋ Unknown (2006)
