 Tom 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...  The Luck of Roaring Camp: And Other Stories - Stran 30avtor: Bret Harte - 1899 - 256 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Francis Bret Harte - 1872 - 442 strani
...often been a week without sleep." "Doing what?" asked Tom. "Poker!" replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-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 - 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
...been a week without sleep." " Doing what ?" asked Tom. "Poker!" replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-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 - 284 strani
...been a week without sleep." "Doing what ? " asked Tom. " Poker ! " replied Oakhurst, sententiously ; " when a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-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
...been a week without sleep. " " Doing what ? " asked Tom. " Poker ! " replied Oakhurst sententiously. " When a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck,...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 - 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... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - 264 strani
...a week without sleep." " Doing what ? " asked Tom. " Poker ! " 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 gambler, reflectively, " is a mighty queer... | |
 | Horace Spencer Fiske - 1903 - 292 strani
...of the duty, explaining that he had "often been a week without sleep " when luck at poker ran high. "When a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck,...luck gives in first. Luck," continued the gambler meditatively, " is a mighty queer thing. All you know is that it's bound to change. And it's finding... | |
 | Horace Spencer Fiske - 1903 - 292 strani
...of the duty, explaining that he had "often been a week without sleep " when luck at poker ran high. "When a man gets a streak of luck, — nigger-luck,...he don't get tired. The luck gives in first. Luck," conthrae, the gambler meditatively, " is a mighty queer thing. All you know is that it's bound to change.... | |
 | Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lionel Strachey - 1904 - 204 strani
..."often been a week without sleep." " Doing what ?" asked Tom. "Poker!" replied Oakhurst sententiously. "When a man gets a streak of luck — nigger-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... | |
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