The Brimley
Bomefields discovered that Dieppe was too crowded and frivolous,
and persuaded the old lady to migrate to the comparative seclusion
of Pourville.
"'You won't find it dull, you know,' they assured her; 'there is a
little casino attached to the hotel, and you can watch the people
dancing and throwing away their money at PETITS CHEVAUX.'
"It was just before PETITS CHEVAUX had been supplanted by BOULE.
"Roger was not staying in the same hotel, but they knew that the
casino would be certain of his patronage on most afternoons and
evenings.
"On the first evening of their visit they wandered into the casino
after a fairly early dinner, and hovered near the tables. Bertie
van Tahn was staying there at the time, and he described the whole
incident to me. The Brimley Bomefields kept a furtive watch on
the doors as though they were expecting some one to turn up, and
the aunt got more and more amused and interested watching the
little horses whirl round and round the board.
"'Do you know, poor little number eight hasn't won for the last
thirty-two times,' she said to Christine; 'I've been keeping
count. I shall really have to put five francs on him to encourage
him.
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