| 单词 | pack of cards |
| 例句 | I took the pack of cards from my backpack and, with a heavy black marker, I crossed it out. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A pack of cards had appeared from nowhere in his hand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Lyra clumsily collected her story and shook it into order as if she were settling a pack of cards ready for dealing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A glass case nearby held a withered hand on a cushion, a bloodstained pack of cards, and a staring glass eye. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A pack of cards for one of the girls. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Suddenly Margaret asked, “Do you have your pack of cards with you?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet apart from a dance for a pack of cards that is cardlike in its flipping flatness, even these segments are too generic, almost lifted from some other ballet. ‘Alice’s Adventures’ in Ballet, Love Story Added 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Five years ago, her unit produced a pack of cards, each with a different message about heritage protection. Arm museum guards to prevent looting, says professor 2011-07-10T13:12:23Z The pack of cards would be replaced by the latest, shiniest electronic gadgetry. The big picture: the England squad relax at their hotel in Leon, Mexico, on 14 June 1970 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z Placed on each cushioned seat at the show was a pack of cards depicting portraits of male ancients, each associated with some trait characteristic of a true gentleman. Milan Is Still Making It New 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Hallberg, a resident guest principal at the Royal Ballet and a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater, saw his packed schedule of performances collapse like a pack of cards. David Hallberg’s New Job: Decision Maker 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Dolly finds the Monopoly and Cluedo sets, which haven’t seen an outing in a while, and several packs of cards appear, as if she’s setting up a casino in the playroom. ‘We’re never going to bed’: children rewrite the house rules 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z As a schoolgirl I listened to Radio Luxembourg playing this spoken song – a mapping of the Bible on to a pack of cards – and experienced the beginnings of satire. Rutherford & Son; Glasgow Girls; Playing Cards 1: Spades – review 2013-02-17T00:06:21Z Then Mr. Levine assembled the 10 guests at a round table and pulled out a pack of cards. Fool Me Twice? Yes, Please 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z She dislikes puzzles and the scary-looking jokers in a pack of cards, which she insists be removed before any game is played. Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse? 2011-03-27T00:05:57Z I treat walking on the Thames with the same approach as I treat a pack of cards. Saturday interview: Dynamo, the magician who walks on water 2012-07-06T23:05:33Z There was turn and uneven bounce and England's top order fell lack a pack of cards after Malan played on to Bumrah. England beaten by India in latest capitulation 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Another tweet liked by Ms Hall in August 2020 suggested that Powell should have been prime minister and asked for the politician to be added to a pack of cards featuring pictures of prime ministers. Tory mayoral candidate liked Enoch Powell tweets 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z And not to be overlooked is employee Tim C. for handing out the large packs of cards and Kraken pins to kids. Rant & Rave: Reader praises the Kraken for an exciting hockey season 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Then, he poured the concoction into a muffin pan, placed it into the oven for a brief moment and, presto, out popped packs of cards bearing his image. Burnes stung by Brewers’ words in salary arbitration loss 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z "The children have absolutely nothing or very few things - a tatty party pack of cards and a really scruffy little teddy - but they were lovely and they just got on with it." Bear photography takes great-grandmother round the world 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z "Every character has a conflict with themselves and it's like a pack of cards, you pull one out and it all topples." Bollywood thriller stars child with cerebral palsy in rare sign of inclusivity 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The 18-year-old from Hackney, east London, can often be spotted with a pack of cards and occasionally posts videos of his encounters on social media. Street magic: 'It's about making people smile' 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z When live sports went silent last year, some people discovered the drama of watching others rip open expensive packs of cards on YouTube. An Autographed Card Sold for $4.6 Million. Did Luka Doncic Really Sign It? 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Wizards has introduced premium packs of cards with harder-to-find game pieces that sell for four to five times more than a regular packs. Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z England's top order was collapsing like a pack of cards long before this new tournament was even first discussed. Has The Hundred been a success? 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Despite some early tech hiccups, the NBA says it is “thrilled” with the response from fans, who bombard the Top Shot website every time new packs of cards drop. Sports cards have gone virtual, and in a big way 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The building, which comprised of 47 flats, fell almost like a pack of cards, said a police official at the disaster site. More than 60 survivors pulled from collapsed building in India 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z How do you sanitise a pack of cards? Coronavirus: What's still closed, and why? 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z He said: "Theatre Royal Norwich losing its pantomime is indicative of the way the whole thing could go like a pack of cards." Pantomimes are starting to be cancelled 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z “Sufficient packs of cards will be available,” the health and safety manual promises. NBA health protocols: 25 most interesting takeaways 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Backers will be able to pay more for additional packs of cards with miniatures of specific heroes. The latest Marvel card game was designed specifically to blow up on Kickstarter 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Over the next 16 hours, our writers will battle this powerful card-writing algorithm to see who can write the most popular new pack of cards. Cards Against Humanity writers are battling an AI to keep their jobs, and you can watch 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z But when mutual friends from Chicago reintroduced them as fellow magic lovers, a lunch with a pack of cards convinced them they could try some kind of odd hybrid. Bad Boys of Magic trade the birds and bunnies for booze and banter 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z It’s been estimated that the trillions of electrons that make up the entire internet weigh about 50 grams, around half the weight of a pack of cards. Digital minimalism: how do you KonMari a 10-year text message history? 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z “He picks up a pack of cards and throws them on the table, all jumbled up, and says, now, let’s start again,” said Chatham House’s Niblett. Europeans fear Trump may threaten not just the transatlantic bond, but the state of their union 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Mathis, about 6 years old then, started going to the store to buy packs of cards to get as many of Jackson as he could. Ex-NFL lineman Evan Mathis selling prized Mickey Mantle card 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Chinese economy is a pack of cards, more so than we are. Anbang Takeover Sends Blunt Message: China Wants to Fix Its Debt Problem 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z THE pill-sized cameras in today’s mobile phones may seem miraculously tiny, given that a decade ago the smallest cameras available for retail sale were the size of a pack of cards. Cameras are about to get a lot smaller 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z There is Eno the visionary, who helped conceive a 10,000-year clock and invented an influential pack of cards called Oblique Strategies that offer creative solutions for people in a pickle. Brian Eno: ‘We’ve been in decline for 40 years – Trump is a chance to rethink' 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Wins are rewarded with new packs of cards. Fifa: the video game that changed football | Simon Parkin 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z As a party trick, he can tear up a pack of cards as if they are a flimsy sheet of paper. From crystal meth to Olympic glory: the recovery and rise of Luvo Manyonga 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z It was Ken who told him that whenever he could not sleep, he should “imagine you are shuffling a pack of cards” – advice he still follows. John Berger: ‘If I’m a storyteller it’s because I listen’ 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z It was randomly placed into a pack of cards. Rare LeBron James rookie card could fetch $200K at auction 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The Mojo is an audio processor and amplifier that’s smaller than a pack of cards yet delivers the awesome performance of much larger rivals. The Chord Mojo turns good headphones into great ones 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Calling the pink styrene covered in powdered sugar that came with a pack of cards “gum” is generous. What to read, watch and chew to get ready for Opening Day 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z In the UK, a pack of cards decided the winner of one tie at the 2011 local council elections at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, in the Labour candidate's favour. Deck of cards decides Florida mayor in Bradenton Beach - BBC News 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z When he ripped open a new pack of cards, his father would set aside the stars. Tim Wallach fan has a real house of cards 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Later that night, at dinner with a friend, I whip out my shiny new pack of cards eager to demonstrate my newfound skills. 'We're more than just scantily clad assistants': meet the woman making magic's glass ceiling disappear 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The portrait of the art dealer Henry Kahnweiler spreads across the canvas like a fanned pack of cards. Art & Leadership 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Starting is simple: Buy yourself a nice pack of cards and some stamps. This 10-Minute Weekly Exercise Could Change Your Career 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z That allows her to peer down on the bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts, impeccably sung by American mezzo soprano Jane Henschel, and dismiss her and her entourage as "just a pack of cards". An opera 'Alice' in London, worthy of the book's 150th 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z A handheld unit slightly larger than a pack of cards is employed. New Mobile Software Allows Fans To Digitally Pay For Stadium Parking 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z But after the deadline passed without any new recruits, he added: "Sorry for keeping you up late but at the last moment the main deal collapsed and the rest folded like a pack of cards." Levy blocks Adebayor West Ham deal 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The Exploding Kittens team initially requested a quote for a print run of 1,000 packs of cards. A Card Game About Exploding Kittens Broke a Kickstarter Record This isn’t like buying a loot crate or pack of cards and being disappointed with the items inside. Sony's Zombie Survival Game 'H1Z1' Debuts With Unusual Microtransactions 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Rather, each of the 41 separate purchases I found were for digital packs of cards for a free-to-play game, Hearthstone. Why I've Spent $639 On 'Hearthstone' (And Don't Regret It) 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Finding packs of cards at the corner shops in Manila, where Zaidi grew up, was no easy feat. For Dodgers G.M. Farhan Zaidi, New Team Affords New Possibilities 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The team had to chase a modest target of 120 in Barbados to win the Test but the wickets fell like a pack of cards and India were all out for a paltry 81. Tendulkar: I missed World Cup win 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Whether it was Pokemon, Star Wars, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic: The Gathering or even plain old baseball cards, there was no feeling like opening up a pack of cards and seeing if you got anything truly amazing. The Main Reason 'Hearthstone' Will Be Blizzard's Next Cash Cow 2013-10-24T13:44:00Z Red wines dominate in this cluster of regions I liken to a pack of cards. Côtes du Rhône: Fit for a Pope 2013-08-22T21:19:05Z “There is a magic to opening a fresh pack of cards.” Fewer Are Investing Hearts and Money Into Collecting Baseball Cards 2013-07-01T02:13:38Z "It wouldn't be very good for justice if it were all to collapse and go down like a pack of cards." The secret world of the Old Bailey 2013-06-09T02:30:28Z The owner of the eight-storey building that fell like a pack of cards around more than 3,000 workers was still on the run. Two arrested as Bangladesh building toll rises to 325 2013-04-27T04:36:17Z Rescue workers using cranes and bulldozers continued to search through the wreck of twisted steel and concrete after the seven-storey building collapsed "like a pack of cards" on Thursday evening, officials and witnesses said. Death toll rises to 72 in Mumbai building collapse 2013-04-06T05:37:48Z Johnny pulls out a pack of cards and makes them disappear under his arm. Inside the 'one-second theft' 2012-07-18T13:05:12Z Either the richer economies in effect bail out the weaker or else the pack of cards comes down. Europe dithers 2012-05-24T08:27:47Z He broke the seal himself, however, and produced the contents, when, to the astonishment of every body, and the merriment of the younger persons present, there appeared nothing but a pack of cards. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Six full packs of cards of the same pattern are used, shuffled together. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z The production of a piece at an important New York theater was a venture as aleatory almost as cutting a pack of cards, and the odds were always against the dramatist. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z These garters were shuffled, as one might shuffle a pack of cards, after which a single garter was laid upon each load. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z After supper, Cæsar and Captain Crouch, who had entirely recovered from his faintness, played écarté with an exceedingly dirty pack of cards. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z On the square oak table in the middle of the floor, a pack of cards lay beside the snuffer tray, between the tall pewter candlesticks. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z It is customary to use two packs of cards, and the first dealer has the choice which pack he will use. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z I hope our packs of cards are still complete. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Shuffle one pack of cards how you will, the hands may differ, but the total number of cards will be fifty-two. Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England 2012-03-14T02:00:28.613Z They scarcely took exercise and filled in their time with endless discussions as to the future or with a pack of cards made out of heavy paper. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z In the bows, under an awning extemporised out of an old sail, were squatting the two Spaniards, playing at monte with a very dirty pack of cards. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z His eyes were then covered in such a manner as not to awaken him, and a pack of cards having been shuffled by several persons, he recognised them without the slightest hesitation. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z We seated ourselves around the table and Mr. Fothergill, producing two packs of cards from his pocket, began to deal. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z You can usually acquire odd packs of cards that nobody wants. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z A pack of cards built by degrees into a fair-seeming structure: and lo! one breath of earthly love, and it lies in the dust. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The doctors had told him that the end was near, but he only laughed and called for a pack of cards. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z Better get up; I have brought a new pack of cards. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z My companion threw a pack of cards and some counters upon the latter and drew it closer up to the fire. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z Andrew had quite recovered his hitherto rather dampened spirits, and produced a dice-box from one pocket and a pack of cards from the other wherewith to beguile the tedium of the journey. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z "I have a bottle of salts here which will infallibly persuade you from any thought of sleep," and he drew out from the pocket of his coat a pack of cards. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Mr. Wogan was still holding the pack of cards in his hands. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z For a time they received packs of cards, but were not satisfied,—there must be something more. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Several packs of cards were lying strewn over the crumpled, ash-scattered cloth. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z And he reached for a pack of cards which was on the table, lying on a number of albums bound in red: The nine Symphonies of Beethoven. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The other articles on the table were a half-empty flask of wine, a few dice, a pack of cards, a mask, a wisp of lace, and a broken fan. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z It stood empty; a few packs of cards waited upon it for the players to handle, but by some strange chance it stood empty. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He too was dressed like his figure on a pack of cards. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I moved my seat nearer to the small table beside Baglioni's lounge, and taking up the pack of cards began to shuffle and cut them. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The Spaniard interrupted him, pointing to a pack of cards on a nearby table. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Mrs Morgan insisted upon playing patience after dinner, three-handed to include Prudence, and necessitating the use of three packs of cards which made for confusion in dealing. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z He picked up a pack of cards idly, and Lady Mary spoke again to Lady Oxford: 'I interrupted your ladyship's game.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z In a conversation that Luther had one day with some friends at table, he spoke of the world as a vast and magnificent pack of cards composed of emperors, kings, princes and so forth. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z It is customary to play with two packs of cards, the dealer's partner shuffling, or making up, for his right-hand adversary. Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws 2011-11-14T03:00:24.540Z Look at that pack of cards: A few pieces of cardboard and, nevertheless, they contain the immensity of the universe! The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Marriage, which once had seemed to her to offer freedom from the dull restrictions of her home life, was nothing more than a shuffling of the same pack of cards. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z He was smoking a pipe, and had in his hands a disgustingly greasy and dirty pack of cards, with which he was apparently practising the false cut and divers other tricks of that sort. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z He tried to interest himself in Alice in Wonderland, and marvelled that he could have cared about an adventure with a pack of cards. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z The American took up an ace from a pack of cards and held it up. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z At that moment there were only two things in the world, the pack of cards and herself. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z I had a pack of cards a little over an inch in length. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z The last winter I spent in the logging swamp, there were several packs of cards brought into the encampment by men in my division. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z To be sure, at our house in the Minories we always kept a pack of cards in the parlour closet. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z Young Duane picked up a pack of cards at his elbow and shuffled them, languidly. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Through a pack of cards I can contemplate things more magnificent than were dreamed of by the Persian story-tellers. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z He had no license ever to touch a pack of cards. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Houses toppled like packs of cards, mosques were blown into the air, and public buildings swept away like grains of sand before the sirocco. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z And with that they adjourned to the Shah’s drawing-room, and when they were comfortably seated in two armchairs, the Shah rang for a servant to fetch the decanter and a pack of cards. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z And now it was all ended—in a moment, like the collapse of a pack of cards. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Poker dice, for the benefit of the uninitiate, have the Queen on one side in blue, like the Queen in a pack of cards, the King in red and the Knave in black. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z You all seem to me to collapse like a pack of cards, one after another. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z M�linite had been projected into them, exploding with devastating effect, and demolishing the buildings, which fell like packs of cards. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z His visitor took a pack of cards from his pocket, and threw them on the table. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z A pack of cards and several dirty glasses adorn the top. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Having a small repertory of tricks, including water-divining and a few manifestations with a pack of cards, I have sometimes put myself in the first group with temporary success. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z The witch produced a pack of cards which she dexterously shuffled with her black gloved hands. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z A second pack of cards, prearranged in a given order, is substituted, as hereafter explained, for the pack shuffled by the audience. Magic In which are given clear and concise explanations of all the well-known illusions as well as many new ones. 2011-07-10T02:00:22.253Z Mother, if you do not put a stop to Emmeline's proceedings, her strength will entirely fail, and down she and Edward will go, and the rest follow, just like a pack of cards. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z I throw up the pack of cards now that the trump’s out of ’em. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z So the two sat down, and the giant had out a pack of cards in a twinkling. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z Judith had handled that long tableful of people as a gambler would a pack of cards. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z You ask for a pack of cards and begin the experiment by holding the pack in the left hand, with the fingers on the lower side and the thumb on the other. Water Wizardry A collection of tricks in which water is the chief agent 2011-06-26T02:00:07.577Z Christina threw down a pack of cards, and Isabel found it impossible to resist the temptation, for she loved a game of whist and played a clever hand. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z After supper, when things were washed up, and Mrs. Yellam had taken up her sewing, Fancy disappeared for a moment, returning with her pack of cards. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z The old hag pulled out a pack of cards and said: "Here you have the means of playing as many games as you like." Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z With the eyes of the whole council on him, the eager secretary opened the package, when in place of the flaming commission, behold a pack of cards with the knave of clubs turned uppermost! The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z If expense is no object the best plan is to buy several packs of cards, with the backs all alike. Water Wizardry A collection of tricks in which water is the chief agent 2011-06-26T02:00:07.577Z She rose and lifted her solitaire pack of cards—which was lying on the table by which she stood—and began shuffling them in her hands. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z Fancy, however, still pinned her faith to an old pack of cards in her possession, and to appease her Alfred began to speak of himself as a soldier. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Performing before the queen, while Rawleigh stood by her majesty, shuffling a pack of cards, and pointing to the royal box, the jesting comedian exclaimed, “See, the knave commands the queen!” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z With the same sense of responsibility upon him, Pemmican responded; and on Challoner's order he went out and returned with ten new packs of cards, tossing them on the table with their wrappers unbroken. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z To begin with, the request for the loan of a pack of cards is not quite what it seems. Water Wizardry A collection of tricks in which water is the chief agent 2011-06-26T02:00:07.577Z "No, not any," answers the clerk, after drawing out all under letter R, and dealing them off as a pack of cards. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z I have dealt round your best wishes like a pack of cards, but being always given to cheat myself, I have turned up ace. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The minute they interfere with that, over they go like a pack of cards in a tornado! Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z They were not letters, however, but two or three incomplete packs of cards—grey and dust-thick with age—and as Miles spread them out, certain markings on them told their own tale. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z Around the old woman's waist, on a worn-out cord hung a pocket from which protruded a gay paper fan, and which beside this lodged a pack of cards, a rosary and cigarettes. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z His pack of cards earned his supper and bed, both in the house of a simple-minded blacksmith. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z I’ll cut a pack of cards with you; and the one who cuts highest, shall take four thousand dollars, and go home. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z The burning sheds collapsed like packs of cards, the debris bursting into a series of fires. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Then, before any one could answer her tart disparagement, she opened a little Indian box, and threw on the table a pack of cards. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Wine-glasses were produced—even a pack of cards, a brand new pack from the stock—and Sid's health was drunk very quietly, without any musical honours, but very heartily, for all that. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z “No, not any,” answers the clerk, after drawing out all under letter R, and dealing them off as a pack of cards. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z "Come, let us have a game of cards," at last remarked Boyd's friend, during a pause in the conversation; at the same time going to his trunk, and producing a pack of cards. Strive and Thrive or, Stories for the Example and Encouragement of the Young 2011-02-07T03:00:25.547Z Miss Breezy, who clung to certain old shibboleths with the pathetic persistence of a limpet, regarded a pack of cards as the instrument of the devil. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z It was for this laudable purpose that the pack of cards already mentioned had been brought in her reticule, and the convenient position near the door taken up. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z "Oh, I have something better to do now!" cried little Alexander, jumping from Napoleon's knee and picking up a pack of cards. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z And there was the cathedral tower still standing on its foundations, but when they looked for Pepita's house it had fallen down like a pack of cards, a fitting grave for Pepita's father. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z This last impersonation having been perseveringly rendered by Cedric with much shuffling and snorting over a pack of cards. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z Mathias was not a Durchlaucht, he had never written a book, and, moreover, he played patience with his own pack of cards. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z It was like a pack of cards where someone had fallen. Silence will mark Ibrox disaster 2011-01-02T00:14:10Z I once knew a case—possibly I read of it—where a pack of cards lay on the floor. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z Now, ladies and gentlemen, you have seen the pack of cards burnt before your eyes, and the ashes placed inside the box, which mysteriously transformed itself into a rabbit, which, in turn, disappeared into space. Mr. Punch's Country Life 2010-12-20T17:12:17.723Z He went down the short flight of stairs and sat firmly down upon the tiled floor with the pack of cards out-spread before him. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z She threw down a pack of cards and pulled her chair up to the table. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z A pack of cards was used to decide the winner in one ward at the local council elections at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Election seat dead heat decided on a cut of the cards 2010-05-07T17:56:00Z The fear is that English soccer is a pack of cards waiting to tumble if one big club goes bust. 2010-02-14T19:45:00Z The men at the table tore open another pack of cards and resumed their game. The Princess Galva A Romance She took a pack of cards from a box. A Poached Peerage With a pack of cards—my own invention! Witching Hill When a pack of cards was produced by acting returning officer Richard Packham, the Conservative candidate drew a three and his opponent a seven. Election seat dead heat decided on a cut of the cards 2010-05-07T17:56:00Z On it was a lot of bottles and glasses and a pack of cards–nothin’ more. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher He drew forth a little, flat package, half as thick as a pack of cards. The Voice of the Pack "Anyhow, the knave is the nearest approach to him in a pack of cards' catalogue of humanity." A Poached Peerage All the rest is shanty civilization, that will come tumbling down like a pack of cards. Making Money He drew a dilapidated pack of cards from his pocket and spread them fanwise. The Land of Strong Men In a low room, two men were seated at a table, with bottles and half emptied glasses before them, and a pack of cards. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales Wilhelmina carefully shuffled the pack of cards which she had just taken up. The Missioner "Is there a pack of cards in the house, Tim?" she asked. The Gambler A Novel Then two packs of cards were produced with the black bottle, and very soon the game began. Little Miss Joy And I've the sweetest wee packs of cards you ever saw. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Only the other day I was interested to see an old pack of cards, used for playing a parlour game of Astronomy, in which the name Herschel is used. Astronomical Discovery The Thibetian books resemble a large pack of cards; the leaves are moveable, and printed on both sides. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 "Let's cut for partners!" she cried quickly, picking up an unused pack of cards. The Gambler A Novel A pack of cards lay on the drawers, with a dicebox. Under the Mendips A Tale If he never saw a pack of cards, it is time he should see one. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation This, of course, refers only to the painting of a set or pack of cards, which were evidently already well known. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Why, the French lord was killed out on Claverton Down by Count Rice a few months ago, and all about a trumpery pack of cards—a pack of lies, more like! Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days Embarrassed, and yet doubtful that her embarrassment was justified, she turned away, and, nervously taking a pack of cards from the table, began to pass them through her fingers. The Gambler A Novel Pictures of saints and packs of cards are the two articles which find the largest sale in such places. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Candles and clean packs of cards were arranged on each table. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Take up a pack of cards and look at the queen. English Costume Passe-partout was immediately despatched to the steward, and he quickly returned with two packs of cards, some markers, and a board covered with cloth. Round the World in Eighty Days He leant back in his chair, balancing the pack of cards in his hands. The Gambler A Novel “Discuss the terms, and if you refuse, we will knock this house about your heads like a pack of cards, and shoot every one of you.” With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War They opened a pack of cards and cut for the deal, which fell to Wallingford, and they began with a mutual five-dollar ante. Young Wallingford The Superfather dropped the second pack of cards into the panel and pressed the button. Perchance to Dream They were dealing a greasy pack of cards! A Woman's Place With a bottle of port and a pack of cards a man could be happy in Hades! The Gambler A Novel Requisites.—An ordinary pack of cards and two extra cards stuck securely together. More Conjuring Simple Tricks for Social Gatherings Here lay three or four packs of cards that were not quite complete, and a little doll's theater, which had been set up as nicely as could be. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Young Alfred with a pack of cards Could make a pancake, build a house, Would make a regiment of guards, And sit as quiet as a mouse. Mrs. Turner's Cautionary Stories She just said, "I'm not afraid of you, you're nothing but a pack of cards"—O dear! The Golden Age Prepare a pack of cards, in which there are only six sorts of cards. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments A dirty pack of cards, and even punch, were adding their fascinations to while away the tedious hours; but now the company sat in solemn silence. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands A pack of cards having been shuffled, the performer deals about fifteen cards one by one face upwards upon the table, remarking, "You will observe that the cards are thoroughly mixed." Peerless Prestidigitation Being a collection of entirely new ideas and effects in the fascinating art of modern magic The old man drew out a pack of cards and asked, “Can you play these?” The Irish Fairy Book “I’m with you there,” agreed the stout man, his eyes glistening at the thought of handling a pack of cards once more. Lord Stranleigh Abroad His companion immediately produced a pack of cards. Long Live the King With this open before him and a pack of cards in his hands he sat in his daintily furnished room on the night of the election. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 The mayor seemed to understand the look, for he went to a cupboard and pulled out one of the drawers, from which he took a pack of cards. St. Peter's Umbrella "I tell you, again and again, the diamond wins it But here we are," cried Bubbleton; "and now for a pack of cards, and let 's decide the thing at once." Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Hazel ordered a new pack of cards from the smoke-room steward, broke the seal, and pulled off the wrapper. Lord Stranleigh Abroad Without turning his head he called Shorty in a tone which made that worthy lose all interest in his inevitable pack of cards and spring to his side. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys As his back was turned, Si reached slily up to a shelf, pulled down a pack of cards, and flung them behind the back-log. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro Two or three times she went over her pack of cards. Madge Morton's Trust On the small stand were two packs of cards of different sizes, and a volume of Byron. The Witches of New York I see here on the table a pack of cards in a deplorably greasy condition. Lord Stranleigh Abroad He drew a pack of cards from his breast-pocket, and began shuffling them. Ditte: Girl Alive! A tall hat is placed in the middle of the room and a pack of cards is dealt out to the players seated round it. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes He was accomplished too; played the accordion first-rate; and give him a piece of string or a cork or a pack of cards, and he could show you tricks equal to any professional. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) However, she soon reconciled herself to her fate, and produced from some cranny immediately under the eaves of the cow-shed bureau, a pack of cards wrapped up in an old newspaper. The Witches of New York From his pocket one of the Russian officers now produced a pack of cards. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians When the table had been cleared off and the dishes washed, he drew a pack of cards from his pocket and proposed a game. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 It is played with two packs of cards of any sort. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes There used to be some packs of cards," said she, "in one of these drawers. When Ghost Meets Ghost Upon a small stand were two packs of cards—the one an ordinary playing pack, and the other what are known sometimes as fortune-telling cards. The Witches of New York “Well, then, if that’s so,” concluded my lord, “le’ ’s have t’ other bowl and a pack of cards.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI She found the latter deeply absorbed in telling her own fortune with a pack of cards. The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller Thus:— A "Patience" set consists of four packs of cards each containing four sets of thirteen cards numbered from 1 to 13. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes And how could any woman, by cutting a pack of cards and consulting the signs of the zodiac, predict how a man would die? Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp She seated her customer in the little room, produced a pack of cards, and proceeded to tell his future, at times shouting out threats and words of warning to the noisy brats outside. The Witches of New York Proceeding from "game" to "gaming" we soon run aground upon the word "jeu," which as we know does duty in French both for a game and a pack of cards. English as she is spoke or, A jest in sober earnest Hardly had I left the machine than a "whizz-bang" fell and struck the parapet immediately above the ladder, tumbling the whole lot of sandbags down like a pack of cards. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. The "foolish business" of Heraldry has supplied the motive for numerous packs of cards. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The western sun poured hotly in; the atmosphere was of wine, tobacco, and boots; dirty packs of cards were scattered on the table among bottles and glasses, pipes and cigars. Angelot A Story of the First Empire He wished quietly that the Tr'en had seen fit to give him a pack of cards, or a book, or even a folder of tourist pictures. Lost in Translation It was at two in the morning; he had spent the evening quietly in the society of three other men and two packs of cards. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly A common 234 name for a pack of cards is “the devil’s books,” and in Orkney they have but few readers. An Orkney Maid He was leaning over a pack of cards, and was enveloped in a cloud of tobacco smoke. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly And so she dressed one morning in her finest and drove round with a pack of cards. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 As the dealer began to shuffle together six packs of cards and place them in a row on the table, he called out: “Nothing more goes, gentlemen!” The Strollers Whispering Smith was cutting and leisurely mixing a pack of cards. Whispering Smith He waits for a turn in his luck and a fresh pack of cards, and clears off for another table. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War And more recently Zuccarelli, one of the original members of our Royal Academy, designed and etched a pack of cards with the same intention. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Every miner had a pack of cards in his cabin if not in his pocket, and generally so soiled and greasy that one could not tell the jack from the king. A Gold Hunter's Experience Yoga Rama produced a pack of cards and asked the Committee to see that it was unopened. Telepathy Genuine and Fraudulent The mail-clerks are sorting the Winnipeg, Calgary, and Medicine Hat bags: but there is a pack of cards ready on the table. With The Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D. (Together with extracts from the comtemporary magazine in which it appeared) Summoning all his courage and assurance, the boy stepped briskly to this outside opening, and, leaning his arms jauntily on the window-ledge, said, “See here, cap, I owe you for a pack of cards.” The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas This man, sitting at a canvas covered table in a corner, idly fingering a pack of cards, was not one to be passed over easily. Tharon of Lost Valley Everybody played Authors at this time also, and to this day I cannot entirely rid myself of the estimations which our pack of cards fixed in my mind. A Son of the Middle Border He rarely goes abroad without a pack of cards in his pocket or a pair of dice. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton He drew a much-worn pack of cards from his breast pocket and began cutting them with a dexterity acquired through long years of practice. When Dreams Come True The barkeeper said he had forgotten all about the pack of cards that he had trusted Sandy with, when the lad gave him the seventy-five cents due him. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas But it is certain that the Clover is the "clubs" of the pack of cards. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare The cigar-ash bore testimony to recent occupation of the four chairs, while two packs of cards had been flung down just as the men had risen. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Richards laughed, and pulled a pack of cards out of his pocket. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories Have you got a pack of cards, Scarlett? or a 188 decent cigar, or a glass of anything, or anything to show me more amusing than that nightmare of an elephant? The Maids of Paradise Nice fellow you are, sitting down to play a hand of seven-up for the price of a pack of cards! The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas "If this is Dill's room it's a horrible place," he thought to himself, sitting down by a table and shuffling a pack of cards. The Gay Rebellion There has been enough of this kind of scandal about us lately, and therefore for the future we will do the thing quietly with a pack of cards, or, if you prefer it, with dice. A Modern Mercenary Before them the house was crumbling like a pack of cards, and louder even than the thunder of the falling structures was the roar of the red flames. The Double Four Human beings are not like packs of cards, to be shuffled into different combinations at will and nobody the worse. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius You can spar your way down to St. Louis, but you can’t spar your way with that barkeeper for a pack of cards.” The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas A pack of cards dealt for a game of “fools” lay on the table. The Brothers Karamazov When the old folks went to bed, our hostess would find a pack of cards—authors, most likely—or play a waltz on the soft pedal for two couples to dance. Otherwise Phyllis Without further parley each of the two thrust a hand into his pocket, and drew forth a pack of cards—with which, notwithstanding the oath they had taken, both were provided. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora It is of the exact size and shape to hold two packs of cards. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The game may also be continued until the whole pack of cards is exhausted; in which case, whenever a player’s bird sings, he turns the four cards over and regards them as one trick. Round Games with Cards A Practical Treatise on All the Most Popular Games, with Their Different Variations, and Hints for Their Practice And going up to the sofa he thrust his fingers between the sofa back and the cushion, and pulled out an unopened pack of cards. The Brothers Karamazov See those four Mohammedans playing cards with a French pack of cards and drinking liqueurs in the café! Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work But the curé from time to time looked into the church, where the kneeling boys were shouldering one another, and tumbling over like packs of cards. Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life They had already fathered around a table in the “smoking-saloon,” and were fingering a span new pack of cards—the implements of their peculiar industry. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West "Fancy being able to be ruined by only half a pack of cards!" said Felicity admiringly. The Twelfth Hour Three straw chairs were drawn around the table, on which a pack of cards was displayed. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Red Tarken, who had been shuffling the single greasy pack of cards, began to deal. The Free Range In baccarat chemin de fer six full packs of cards are used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" A pack of cards was on the table. In Her Own Right The smaller man ostentatiously broke the seal from a new pack of cards, dexterously spreading them across the table. Mountain Blood A Novel That evening the child was sitting on the floor at her mother's feet as usual, just inside the circle of lamplight, playing solitaire with an ancient pack of cards. Athalie I tell you, you must think of them as children: they’re a pack of cards.” The White Mice There was nothing in his pockets to tell how he had got there: only a single two-dollar bill and a damp pack of cards in a wet leather case. The La Chance Mine Mystery Here were three or four packs of cards not quite complete, and a doll's theatre, which had been built up very neatly. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen A pack of cards lay in disorder on the table. Crooked Trails and Straight Baker, with a sudden dexterous move, unceremoniously swept the whole pack of cards out of sight under a paper by his side. The Chautauqua Girls At Home Throughout the day we played 193 with a greasy pack of cards to pass the time. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 I found him in a very handsome apartment, richly furnished, drinking Burgundy with his chaplain, and with a pack of cards alongside the bottles, and two great wax candles in sconces on either side. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Percy dug into one of his suit-cases and produced a pack of cards. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good A pack of cards being scattered in the room, if his master have previously selected one of them, the dog will find it out and bring it to him. Anecdotes of Dogs And you cannot take my trouble and tear it up like a pack of cards with those hands of yours. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 "Table the whole pack of cards: let us get at something—now!" Ravensdene Court They had no resources, excepting a couple of dog-eared magazines—of which they knew every word by heart, even to the advertisements—and a pack of cards. The Huntress The man’s life was as disconnected as a pack of cards. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Get some pasteboard slips or a pack of cards and practise handling them. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man Bulpert's second friend, advancing with a pack of cards, asked if Miss Radford would kindly select one and tell him the description. Love at Paddington The shapes are usually a modification of the conventional "heart," such as will be found in a pack of cards. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. The whole case would have tumbled to pieces like a pack of cards. Bardell v. Pickwick Then he tore the wrapping off one of the packs of cards and shuffled. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Dawn broke, and blushed to see the sight at Northrop School: packs of cards scattered in fifty-two different places, tables every which way, covers off, cake and popcorn balls scattered liberally on the floor. The 1926 Tatler Madame Alia had already seated herself at the table and was shuffling a pack of cards. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure Some of the clerks got out a pack of cards, and asked Job to take a hand. The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras He claimed many of those before him as old pals who had "drunk out of the same pot and shuffled the same pack of cards," and contrasted his present state with theirs. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis At the bureau he ordered a couple of packs of cards and a supply of drinks and went to his palatial room on the ground floor. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol On the table was a pack of cards, thrown there evidently at the ending of a game. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers The quarter he had earned from his father he invested in a pack of cards on the upper left-hand corner of which were embossed marvellous doves, wonderful flowers and miraculous tangles of scroll-work in colour. The Adventures of Bobby Orde The Major gratified him with some feigned reluctance; produced a "five of diamonds," a castaway from some "Tommy's" pack of cards. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan I got out a pack of cards, and the confederate captain played seven-up with me, while we smoked. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 "Have you got a pack of cards?" asked Marlowe. Slow and Sure The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant The two insurgents seated themselves on the turf—in a spot where the moon fell with a clear light—and Pepe Lobos, having drawn a pack of cards from his pocket, the lesson commenced. The Tiger Hunter As they went in, the clerk of the court met them with a pack of cards in his hands, with which a party had just finished playing whist. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy All this was about a pack of cards. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions The pack of cards which that old ruffian has in his hand are my cards, which he has taken from me in order to chate with. The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' The two men sat down, and, producing the same old, greasy pack of cards which they had before used, began to play. Slow and Sure The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant Tarleton, as he half acted, half improvised, is said to have shuffled a pack of cards, and pointed at him, standing behind the Queen's chair, an insolent innuendo: 'See, the knave commands the Queen.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography “And go down into the town and buy three or four packs of cards.” The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne This object, like an Indian’s “good medicine,” is anything,—a little book, a bright pebble, a church relic, a medal, an old bullet, a coin, a piece of cloth, a pack of cards. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate At this point the question rises as to who has a pack of cards. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. She was a soft-wood built ship, and she trembled, sir, as though she would go to pieces at once like a pack of cards. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands For hours and hours was I employed by his directions in what is called “making the pass” with a pack of cards, as almost all tricks on cards depend upon your dexterity in this manoeuvre. Japhet in Search of a Father The whole side was out of the church and several houses were simply crushed like a pack of cards. 'My Beloved Poilus' Hi there, No-thank-you—we want sixpence for a pack of cards. St. Winifred's, or The World of School Aulain nodded, and sat down, and then a pack of cards was produced, and the four men began to play—Aulain as recklessly as usual, and drinking frequently, as was now habitual with him. Tom Gerrard He halfway extracted his pack of cards, then hastily withdrew his hand as though guarding the moment's gravity. Greener Than You Think Your Revolutionary pack of cards is the third I've had brought me. The Gods are Athirst If you’ve got a pack of cards, Mrs. Laferm, I guess I can show him quick enough that it can be done.” At Fault The shouting, fighting youths there, with their filthy pack of cards and few centissimi, sprawling in the unstinted sunshine, were nearer the essential truth. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance "It is a very old dodge that—an apparently unopened pack of cards, every one of which has been systematically marked, and then the wrapper with the revenue stamp is carefully put on again." Tom Gerrard The pack of cards did not come out at all. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow This was a "patriotic" pack of cards, where for the kings and queens and knaves of the old style he meant to substitute figures of Genius, of Liberty, of Equality and the like. The Gods are Athirst Indeed, here was Mrs. Worthington even now loudly demanding a pack of cards. At Fault He unwound a silk comforter from his neck, hung it over the arm of the chair and produced from his pocket a small pack of cards. Men of Affairs I know for a fact that one of them—this fellow here, 'Mr Bernard Capel'—has a hand-bag literally packed with unopened packs of cards, every one of which no doubt is marked. Tom Gerrard The next time Death called, Pret' Olivo put on his vestments and a cope, and took a pack of cards in his hand and went with Death. Italian Popular Tales "I don't know for certain," replied her friend, "but it can't be much anyway, or I'd have seen it there," pointing to a pack of cards on the mantelpiece. The Music Master Novelized from the Play She then drew out of her pocket a dirty pack of cards and a bar of soap punched with holes to be used as a cribbage board. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania I believe we have a pack of cards in the house.” The Crofton Boys The worst of it is that I must keep my mouth shut about the bag full of packs of cards. Tom Gerrard “Before the game of vingt-un begins,” she says in soliloquy, “I’ve got a pack of cards to be dealt out here—among them a knave.” The Death Shot A Story Retold She made him fetch a little table, she produced a pack of cards. The Ffolliots of Redmarley "Do you play euchre?" asked Jack, producing a dirty pack of cards. The Young Miner or Tom Nelson in California Those well-thumbed packs of cards that we know so well are not wholly dedicated to "Patience," I can assure you. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 A pack of cards was produced, and Muriel shuffled them with a skill that told of experience, after which he handed them to one of the men. Frank Merriwell Down South These two men, instead of pulling together, were, I found, bitter enemies; and it looked as if the whole pack of cards were tumbling about my ears. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Philip consented, and his host produced two packs of cards from the business safe. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray The naked horse and the naked man, bathed in the light of a gray dawn, that was all—except that here and there fluttered bits of paper that had once been a pack of cards. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life After the meal they had another bottle of wine, and Benham called for a pack of cards. Half a Hero A Novel In front of him was a bright steel box sufficiently large to contain a pack of cards with the face of the top card discernible at an opening at the top. The Grell Mystery Pete was a congenial spirit, even if he was not much of a horseman, and he had a pack of cards with which he passed much time, trying to beat himself at solitaire. The Wrong Woman Wild with rage, his features horribly distorted, unable to utter a word, the Vicomte de Talizac put his hand in his pocket, and threw a pack of cards at his opponent's face. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II For reply, Tom fished out an old pack of cards. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life He produced a pack of cards from a drawer. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance "Good; then let us begin," said the soldier, gleefully, and pulling a pack of cards out of his pocket, he threw them on a chair and went away, returning shortly afterward with a drum. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I One of them produced a pack of cards, and they began to play. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences And then the lads set their wits to work, and soon manufactured a substitute for a pack of cards. The Runaway The Adventures of Rodney Roverton I really begin to detest the sight of a cigar or a pack of cards.” Newton Forster The Merchant Service Loiseau, who had appropriated an old pack of cards from the inn, thick with the grease of the five years' rubbing on dirty tables, started a game of bezique with his wife. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories The spire seemed at first to topple over, and then it dropped perpendicularly like a pack of cards into a solid heap, burying everything, as may be supposed, below it. Recollections of Old Liverpool Mr. Baker produced a pack of cards and soon the travelers were deep in the game. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences They speculated on the result, until General Wood, putting up his knife and throwing down his pine stick, drew an old pack of cards from an inside pocket of his coat. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond He opened the door of the horn lanthorn, and produced from his pocket a very dirty old pack of cards, at which Archy stared with profound disgust. Cutlass and Cudgel He sprang to his feet, seized the uncut pack of cards, and hurled it to the further end of the room; then he shook his fist at his new companions, calling them cheats and villains. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won She brought out the pack of cards, plumped herself cross-legged on the floor, and dealt them out in a wide circle. Just Patty The host produced from a locked desk a dirty and much-worn pack of cards, and the party sat down to play. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch At this insulting word, Abellino instantly sprang to his feet, and flung the whole pack of cards right between Fennimore's eyes. A Hungarian Nabob He asked his father to sell the racehorse, and gave his pack of cards to his mother, who threw them into the fire. The Kentucky Ranger Just then Cap Roche happened to set eyes on Hop Wah, who was sitting at a table, showing half a dozen miners some tricks with a pack of cards. Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll He spread them out on the table like a pack of cards, and drew one at a venture. Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm Two packs of cards of different colors are invariably used at Clubs, and this should be adhered to if possible. The Laws of Euchre As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, March 1, 1888 He had finished a modest dinner and was dealing himself hands at piquet with an old pack of cards, when he heard the rattle of a cab coming up the street. The Lunatic at Large "Lots o' Mayflowers and night-shades in the bush," declared a ragged man, who was one of the worst gamblers in camp, and was now aimlessly shuffling a greasy, bethumbed pack of cards. Lords of the North It is something like shuffling a pack of cards, but the cards are living. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told But, by 1523, that wealth had failed; Parliament refused to levy more taxes, and Wolsey's pretensions collapsed like a pack of cards. Henry VIII. In the old days it all seemed so much easier, as if life could be shuffled, like a pack of cards, into new arrangements. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards Their sharpshooters kept up a crash of fire to the fore, and fifteen hundred doubled on the rear of his army, "folding us up," he reported, "like a pack of cards." Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom To a mind like that of Tiresias, a pack of cards was full of human nature. The Infernal Marriage They played it—if I had a pack of cards I would show you what I mean. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life The company was occupied in playing faro; a dozen melancholy punters held each in his hand a little pack of cards; a bad record of his misfortunes. Candide Her practice had been to produce a pack of cards, which she placed upon the table, and told each girl to cut them into three parts. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales But, as the men said they wanted to have some amusement, I went to an officer's billet and got a pack of cards for them, and they settled down to a game of poker. The Great War As I Saw It Mr. Muldoon had a pack of cards with him and we played whist. More Tish While these gentlemen were disputing about the merits of the beverage, Eugene took up one of the packs of cards, and mechanically cut them. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag She is seated on the ground, and holds a pack of cards in her right hand; her left is pointed upward. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants A few days later they bought several sets of draughts, chessmen, and dominoes, and a dozen packs of cards. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War On a shelf were generally some old newspapers or magazines and a pack of cards. The Great War As I Saw It Grief's fingers spun the halves of a pack of cards together with the pleased eagerness of a good player. The Third Violet While these two were brewing, the doctor took out two packs of cards, and solemnly laid them on the table. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag There were all sorts of small birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards. Alice in Wonderland Retold in Words of One Syllable The table was cleared, and the boys gathered round it, Hodge producing a pack of cards, the seal of which had not been broken. Frank Merriwell's Chums "It's as full of royalties, as—as—" "As a pack of cards," I suggested. My Friend the Chauffeur "Bob's late," she remarked and lazily reached across the table, opened my auction-bridge box, selected a pack of cards, and still humming began to play solitaire. The Fifth Wheel A Novel They had faith in that pack of cards. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters The soldiers brought out a pack of cards, and leaned forward for the deal. Golden Lads Two of them scraped chairs to the table and from a drawer took a dirty pack of cards and a homemade cribbage board, with headless matches for markers. The She Boss A Western Story On one side a table covered with packs of cards, pyramids, etc., at which the Conjurer in evening dress is standing quietly setting out his tricks. Magic A Fantastic Comedy These doors led into small apartments, carpeted, lighted, and containing four chairs and a card-table, with a pack of cards. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans It was the manager's own pack of cards I cut. Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters The cow saw his lead, and went him one better, for a third crash told how the poorly constructed fence had gone down before her rush, like a pack of cards in the wind. Boy Scouts on a Long Hike Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water Swamps I fitted him out with a pack of cards, post-cards, acid drops, and a nice grey pair of socks. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 The pack of cards that is a pack of cards. Magic A Fantastic Comedy The place was crowded with signs of intellectual labour, and not even a pack of cards was visible. Alec Forbes of Howglen He seized them feverishly, and began to shuffle them over like a pack of cards. The Mayor of Warwick Opium-pipes, tins, and a pack of cards were on this box. The Golden Scorpion From a schoolfellow he learnt something of the Irish tongue in exchange for a pack of cards. George Borrow The Man and His Books And the pack of cards that isn't a pack of cards. Magic A Fantastic Comedy While he was speaking, Félicie had taken from the mantelpiece the pack of cards with which her mother played every night, and was spreading them out on the table. A Mummer's Tale Strong and muscular as he was, he was the average type of gambler, courageous only when armed with a pack of cards, sitting opposite a fool and his money. Parrot & Co. In Ireland, too, he made the acquaintance of the gossoon Murtagh, who taught him Irish in return for a pack of cards. Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 Again and again he recalls Murtagh, the wild Irish boy who taught him Irish for a pack of cards. George Borrow The Man and His Books I have a hat, but not to wear; I wear a sword, but not to slay, And ever in my bag I bear A pack of cards, but not to play. Magic A Fantastic Comedy Luckily nothing did strike us, though not more than a hundred yards away a row of fine trees went down like a pack of cards, each one parallel with its neighbour. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys "We might have a game," he suggested, looking towards a pack of cards that stuck out of a half-opened drawer. The Good Comrade I thought you only meant to prepare a pack of cards, and some false dice. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 But, it seems that this is all a delusion, and that lotteries can be "stocked" as well as a pack of cards. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. He pulled his hat over his eyes, half turned in his seat, and, picking up a greasy pack of cards that lay on the table began to lay them out before him as in solitaire. Bert Wilson in the Rockies After clairvoyance, induced by passes, Alexis is blindfolded carefully, and then, with the host's own pack of cards, wins blindfolded at games of écarté with myself. My Life as an Author As, however, none of the parties owned a pack of cards, nor knew where to find one, further controversy on the subject was useless. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Two packs of cards are on each table, and small pencils attached to the score-cards. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada He accordingly placed upon the table a pack of cards which he said he had purchased that evening. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. How any one can get along without a pack of cards! The Black Pearl Even his buildings look as though they might fall together any moment like a pack of cards. The Book of Art for Young People "A man does not bring a pack of cards—" "I didn't bring them; I sent out for them." "—bring a pack of cards here simply to attract attention," she continued tranquilly. Hearts and Masks Finally, the punch was declared to be ready; other packs of cards were produced and the real sport of the evening began. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe Only you know, I dare say, the common, the pitiful trick of the conjurer who throws a pack of cards on the table, backs up. Sunrise She vanished inside and returned immediately with a board and a well-worn pack of cards. The Black Pearl Opposite the hospital a three-story house collapsed like a pack of cards, burying seventeen people in its ruins. "Over There" with the Australians It was by no means a common sight to see a man gravely shuffling a pack of cards in a public restaurant. Hearts and Masks After a rather late dinner, we started with a bedding and a Hookah and a pack of cards and a big lamp. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition Sabine was trembling; her whole fabric of peace and happiness in the future seemed to be falling to pieces like a pack of cards. The Man and the Moment ‘Logan, I only want a bottle of whisky, the cork drawn and loose in the bottle, and a few dirty Scotch one pound notes; and, oh! has Mrs. Bower a pack of cards?’ The Disentanglers "And don't forget to send out for that pack of cards, Arranmore," the elder lady said. A Prince of Sinners Mrs. Crowdey, having given Bartholomew and Susan a dirty pack of cards to play with to keep them awake till Mr. Sponge arrived, went to bed, too, and the house was presently tranquil. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Well, mates, all at once I caught sight of a pack of cards lying on a locker. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 Freddy Alexander had gone forth to purchase a pack of cards, in the futile hope that he could prevail upon Mrs. Carteret to allow him to inflict conjuring tricks upon the audience. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches The men exchanged questioning looks, and at that moment Lizzie entered with a pack of cards, and Thigh said— "I'll play you at écarté—the best out of seven games." Mike Fletcher A Novel Take an ordinary pack of cards and throw out the twelve court cards. Amusements in Mathematics Madame Cagliostra dealt out the pack of cards in a slow, deliberate fashion—and then she uttered a kind of low hoarse cry, and mixed the cards all together, hurriedly. The Chink in the Armour The captain didn't answer, but pulled out the thing he was trying for; and we guessed somehow, for we could hardly see, that it was the greasy pack of cards. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 426 Volume 17, New Series, February 28, 1852 His tone was that of a sleight-of-hand man offering a pack of cards for a draw. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul In a few minutes another came up, and in this way I had five packs of cards burnt. Elizabeth Fry Rance made no movement to follow her, but instead drew a pack of cards from his pocket and began to shuffle them with practiced carelessness. The Girl of the Golden West She was now gazing down at the pack of cards which lay on the table with a look of horror and oppression on her face. The Chink in the Armour The Spider opened a new pack of cards, shuffled them, and began a game of solitaire. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River The neighbouring village fell flat like a pack of cards at the concussion, the inhabitants having luckily taken to the open fields at the first intimation that the dump was on fire. Fanny Goes to War Dame Rachel glanced from one to another, then she rose quickly, and from a dark corner of the room produced a pack of cards. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V As for Rance, after calling to Nick to bring him a drink, he quietly brought out a pack of cards from his pocket and, seemingly, became absorbed in a game of solitaire. The Girl of the Golden West It seems that is the way men fight now—with a pack of cards! Prince Fortunatus And, as if to make the moral more obvious, a dirty pack of cards was scattered, underneath, upon the sawdust. Jack Sheppard A Romance The Court of Enquiry went down like a pack of cards before that tape measure. Fanny Goes to War I was not dealing round from one pack of cards to you and to others. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 You couldn’t have beaten me at a plain ordinary game of old-maid with a stacked pack of cards, much less in the game of war, if you hadn’t had the elements with you.” The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. "No; here they are all ready," said Mr. Clarence, who had drawn the table up before the fire and taken the pack of cards from the drawer. For Woman's Love In the reception-room, on a table, a pack of cards lay spread out in an unfinished game of solitaire. The Voice in the Fog A loud thump on the studio door and a Morse dot and dash announcement of identity on the bell just as he had pieced a pack of cards together, filled him with intense resentment. Kenny For hours and hours was I employed by his directions in what is called "making the pass" with a pack of cards, as almost all tricks on cards depend upon your dexterity in this manoeuvre. Japhet, in Search of a Father The walls of the building sagged outwards, the roof caved in, and the whole structure seemed to collapse like a pack of cards, amid a cloud of dust. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police The boys had collected nine dollars from various members of their crowd and this was to be spent for liquor, cigars, and for several packs of cards. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island Then she drawed the blind, and lighted a lamp; and then she fetched out a pack of cards and her seeing-crystal. The Torch and Other Tales The nine resembles St. Andrew's cross less than the five, in a pack of cards; and, moreover, the nine of any other suit would be equally applicable. Notes and Queries, Number 63, January 11, 1851 The chaplain said if there were no objections he would like to offer up a prayer, and a gambler from Chicago, producing a pack of cards, proposed to throw round for the first jack. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales "Business with a pack of cards, I make no doubt; or else with rum or madeira." Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. From the tavern they proceeded to the general store, where they purchased the packs of cards and a few other things. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island There were Barker and the Duke in the pretty smoking-room forward with the windows open and a pack of cards between them. Doctor Claudius, A True Story They rushed to the platform, where were Foster and Powell who had not yet commenced speaking, seated themselves at the table, drew out packs of cards, sang the Star-Spangled Banner and hurrahed and hooted. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years I went and brought my pack of cards and gave them to mother, who threw them into the fire, and they were consumed. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made After dinner he took him to his room, and producing a pack of cards, invited him to play. Elsie's New Relations The hermit's den had been cleaned up around the table, on which rested half a dozen bottles, an empty cigar box, and several packs of cards. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island And so they pushed forward to the smoking-room, just before the bridge, and settled themselves for the day with a pack of cards and a box of cigars. Doctor Claudius, A True Story How these factors are mingled—whether shuffled like two packs of cards, or mixed like two paints—we do not know. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment A great artist will make a block of stone as sublime as a mountain, and a good poet can imbue a pack of cards with more poetry than inhabits the forests of America. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals She's a great pal of the second mate's and at night they play spoiled-five at a corner of the table, with the greasiest pack of cards you ever saw, and she's perfectly happy. Jaffery Several were playing seven-up with an old pack of cards. The Road As he turned it, Tom saw that it contained a pack of cards. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion Oh, we shall pull through, but nobody seems to see that our ordinary life will come down like a pack of cards. Simon Called Peter "I have brought three packs of cards," he said, laying them upon the table. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest I am not certain, but I believe there was also a pack of cards. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front Within this collar, wrapped up and carefully treasured, was a pack of cards, excessively dirty, and reduced to an oval form by repeated paring of their dilapidated corners. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes And you have already explained carefully to the latter that she must not deal plates around the table like a pack of cards, or ever take them off in piles either. Etiquette Some of them were talking to a little knot of street idlers who had gathered about the entrance, while others, with the aid of a torch and a greasy pack of cards, were playing lansquenet. Helmet of Navarre As you begin to notice this, go through your pack of cards and arrange them in the order of importance. Elements of Debating All these various devices he held in his hand, shuffling and dealing them as a careful gamester his pack of cards according to the exigencies of the game. Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time She was sitting in a low, stoutly made chair which had been fashioned expressly for her huge frame, and was shuffling a pack of cards when the ladies entered. The Nameless Castle From one of his bags he took a pack of cards. Through stained glass He was the strongest fellow I ever saw; he could tear a whole pack of cards across with his hands. In the Wrong Paradise On left, a fireplace, a table, small cupboard, a little book-case, four chairs, a picture easel, a bed, a few books, many packs of cards, two candlesticks. La Boheme A girder torn up like a pack of cards lay on the leg of a table amongst a brick wall by an apple-tree. Unhappy Far-Off Things On a Venetian table with mosaic top lay a pack of cards and three heaps of money—one of gold, one of silver, the third of copper. The Nameless Castle He presided over two packs of cards that had been reduced to the number of guests. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories With a terrible ironic calm she sorted them from his pockets, and spread them out on the table like a pack of cards. The Dark House It is so different from most of our plants that it has the effect of the joker in a pack of cards. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. Candles, and clean packs of cards were arranged in each table. The Bed-Book of Happiness Then, taking the pack of cards in your own hands, you offer it to a third member of the party, requesting him to select a card and examine it carefully. The Sunny Side They took two packs of cards: one pack was dealt round to the company, the other was laid on the table face downwards. The Party Serious people may talk of 'the Devil's books,' but even a pack of cards, with somebody to play with you, is better under such circumstances than no book. Some Private Views In those days a "blooded" horse and a pack of cards were thought to be among the necessaries of life. In the Footprints of the Padres He pushed aside the pack of cards which was spread out on the invalid's table before him, and with great care counted a sum of money in francs and half-francs and nickel twenty-five centime pieces. Jason Divorce is our weapon of precision, and every pack of cards at the gaming table can distil a poison more destructive than that of the Borgia. Don Orsino It contained bitter defiance, angry scorn, and a card-sharper's pack of cards. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891 "Any bridge?" the newcomer enquired, seating himself at the table and shuffling one of the packs of cards. The Great Prince Shan No amusements beyond a novel, a pipe, and a pack of cards. In the Footprints of the Padres Billiard-tables are as harmless as tea-tables, and a pack of cards as a pack of letter envelopes, unless stakes be put up. The Abominations of Modern Society Having shuffled and cut a pack of cards, the dealer gives six to each player. My Book of Indoor Games The man called Hans now led the way to his quarters, where he produced a table, chairs and a pack of cards. The Boy Allies at Verdun Or, Saving France from the Enemy At dawn we shifted into better shelter—a shepherd's hut, dilapidated and roofless—and eked out a long day with tobacco and a greasy pack of cards. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales To tell you the truth I never want to see a pack of cards again. The "Goldfish" He came back in a very short time, and Sylvia noticed at once that he held two quite new and unopened packs of cards in his hand. Running Water The pack of cards is dealt round, face downward, and each player packs his cards together, without looking at them, and then places them in front of him. My Book of Indoor Games He seized the pack of cards from his wife's chubby fingers and ran here and there jabbing pasteboards into bundles, regardless. Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents Mr. Urquhart and Mr. Mackenzie faced each other across a small table, from which the cloth had been dragged and lay on the floor with a scattered pack of cards. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales |
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