Wilson didn't have the flush yetIt was at least... Wilson didn't have the flush yetIt was at least even between them, and Wilson might have no other spades in the hole; he might even be trying for something elseGallagher hoped they both wouldn't check to him on the next roundHe was going to raise until his money gave out
Croft, Staff Sergeant Croft, was feeling another kind of excitement after the next row of cards was turned upHe had been drifting sullenly until then, but on the draw he picked up a seven, which gave him two pairAt that instant, he had a sudden and powerful conviction that he was going to win the potSomehow, he knew he was going to pull a seven or a ten for a full houseCroft didn't question itA certainty as vivid as this one had to mean somethingUsually he played
chanel cabas bag poker with a hard shrewd appreciation of the odds against drawing a particular card, and an effective knowledge of the men against whom he playedBut it was the margin of chance which existed in poker that made the game meaningful to himHe entered everything with as much skill and preparation as he could bring to it, but he knew that things finally would hang also on his luckHe had a deep unspoken belief that whatever made things happen was on his side, and now, after a long night of indifferent cards, he had a potentially powerful hand
Gallagher had drawn another heart, and Croft figured him for a flushWilson's three spades had not been helped by the diamond he had drawn, but Croft guessed that he had his flush already and was playing
chanel tote quietlyIt had always struck Croft how slyly Wilson played in contrast to his good-natured, easygoing air
"Bet two pounds," Croft said
Wilson threw two into the pot, and then Gallagher jumped him That made it certain Gallagher had his flush, Croft decided
He dropped four pounds neatly on the blanket There was a pleasurable edge of tension in his mouth
Wilson chuckled easily"Goddam, this is gonna be a big pot," he told them"Ah ought to drop out, but Ah never could git out of the habit of peekin' at that last card
And now Croft was convinced that Wilson had a flush tooHe could see that Gallagher was uncertain -- one of Wilson's spades was an ace"Raise you two," Gallagher said a little desperatelyIf he had the full house already,
replica watches rolex Croft told himself, he'd raise Gallagher all night, but now it would be better to save some money for the last round
He dropped two more pounds on the pile over the blanket, and Wilson followed himLevy dealt the last card face-down to each of themCroft, containing his excitement, looked about the half-dark hold, gazed at the web of bunks that rose all about them, tier on tierHe watched a soldier turn over in his sleepThen he picked up his last cardHe shuffled his cards slowly, bewildered, wholly unable to believe that he could have been so wrongDisgusted, he threw down his hand without even checking to WilsonHe was just beginning to feel angryQuietly, he watched them bet, saw Gallagher put down his last bill
"Ah'm makin' an awful
louis vuitton hangbags mistake, but Ah'll see ya," Wilson said"What ya got, boy?"
Gallagher was truculent as though he knew he were going to be beatenWhat the fug do ya think I got -- it's a flush in hearts, jack up"Ah hate to do this to ya, boy, but Ah got ya in spades with that bull He pointed to his ace
For several seconds Gallagher was silent, but the dark lumps on his face turned a dull purpleThen he seemed to burst all at once"Of all the mother-fuggin luck, that sonofabitch takes it all
He sat there quivering
A soldier in a bunk near the hatch raised himself irritably on one elbow, and shouted, "For Chrissake, Jack, how about shutting up and letting us get some sleep
"Go fug yourself," Gallagher yelled"Don't you men know when to quit?"
Croft
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