The next morning I found myself in an old hotel in Rochefort, where the two brothers had returned. Wrapped in the tablecloths at night, I did not try to regiment myself: it would have been useless. I let myself be … Read More
Two or three times a year, on the occasion of important feasts, such as balls of the Austrian Embassy or the evenings of lady Billingstone, Countess de Dreux-Soubise put on her white shoulders “The Queen’s Necklace”. It was the famous … Read More
In poker, certain combinations of cards, or hands, outrank other hands, based on the frequency with which these combinations appear. The player with the best poker hand at the showdown wins the pot. Although used in poker, these hand rankings … Read More
