[Spinne-developer] Wonderful--how marvellous--to make nearly L100 out of

Fri Jan 22 14:11:38 CET 2010

, and together with Madame Wachner, she sat down some way from the
tables. 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 
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