 Simson somehow managed to take upon himself the greater part of that duty. He excused himself to the Innocent by saying that he had "often been a week without sleep." " Doing what ?" asked Tom. "Poker!" replied Oakhurst sententiously. "When a man gets...  The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches - Stran 31avtor: Bret Harte - 1899 - 256 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Francis Bret Harte - 1872 - 442 strani
..."Poker!" replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck, — he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck,"...queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it's bound to change. And it's finding out when it's going to change that makes you. We've had a streak... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1879 - 220 strani
...Poker ! " replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck, — he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck,"...We 've had a streak of bad luck since we left Poker Plat ; you come along, and slap you get into it too. If you can hold your cards right along, you 're... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1882 - 434 strani
...Tom. " Poker!" replied Oakhurst sententiously. " When a man gels a streak of luck,—niggrr-bick,—he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck," continued...queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it's bound to change. And it's finding out when it's going to change that makes you. We've had a streak... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1889 - 700 strani
..."Poker!" replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck, — he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck,"...queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it's bound to change. And it's finding out when it's going to change that makes you. We've had a streak... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1899 - 548 strani
...! ' ' replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; ' ' when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck, — he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck,...We 've had a streak of bad luck since we left Poker Plat, — you come along, and slap you get into it, too. If you can hold your cards right along you... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1899 - 284 strani
...Poker ! " replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck, — he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck,"...change that makes you. We 've had a streak of bad luck aince we left Poker Flat, — you come along, and slap you get into it, too. If you can hold your cards... | |
 | Bret Harte - 1900 - 430 strani
...Poker ! " replied Oakhurst sententiously. " When a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck, — he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck," continued the garublen reflectively, "is a mighty queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it's bound... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - 264 strani
...Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck, — he don't get 15 tired. The luck gives in first. Luck," continued the...that makes you. We 've had a streak of bad luck since 20 we left Poker Flat, — you come along, and slap you get into it, too. If you can hold your cards... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - 254 strani
...replied Oakhurst, sententiously; " when a man gets a streak of luck,—nigger-luck,—he don't get 15 tired. The luck gives in first. Luck," continued the...queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it's bound to change. And it's finding out when it's going to change that makes you. We Ve had a streak... | |
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