human
Well, well! I haven't any more money.
gpt
You must have discovered that before, suggested Balivan,
human
Ah! yes, of course.--Will you lend me three or four napoleons, Albert?
gpt
I would with the greatest pleasure, Albert replied;
human
True, you are right; I'll put up a fetich.
gpt
That stands for five hundred francs!
human
Rather high-priced olives!
gpt
I'm not surprised that he filled his pockets with them; he must have taken at least ten thousand francs' worth, cried Mouillot.
human
Come, who wants some punch? I'll fill the glasses. By the way, I don't see our magnetizer. Where's Dupétrain? Has he gone?
gpt
Probably, said Balivan.
human
He never plays, and, seeing that there was no hope of telling us his story, perhaps he has gone home to bed, to try to put someone to sleep.
gpt
What's your pretty neighbor's name?
human
My neighbor? Wait a minute--I go the limit.
gpt
I take it, said Tobie, rolling his eyes about in a high state of excitement.
human
I take all bets.
gpt
All right.
human
You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!
gpt
True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything.
human
Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad! I don't know what I am playing.
gpt
Come, pay me. You're very lucky, for I bet almost nothing--only twenty-one francs.
human
A man can ruin himself with such luck. Here, change this for me; it stands for five hundred francs.
gpt
I haven't enough money to change it for you, you can see that for yourself. You owe me twenty-one francs.