She watched over him kindly at ecarte of a night when he would drop in to Rawdon's quarters for a half-hour before bed-time.
The old women who played ecarte made such a noise about a five-franc piece that it was not worth Colonel Crawley's while to sit down at a card-table.
Rawdon and his friend meanwhile played ecarte until they had enough.
But mind, my dear fello, not too much wine: I can't stand it at any time, especially when I have to play ecarte with YOU.
The tone in which Cherami spoke imposed silence upon all those who surrounded the ecarte table.
It was not the same with the ecarte table; there was a crowd of young men about it, and it was very difficult to see their hands.
I walked away and took a seat at an ecarte table, where I remained for more than an hour.
I waited until he took his place at the ecarte table, which he did at last.
We play ecarte with Monsieur de Trefle every night; but what know we of the heart of the man--of the inward ways, thoughts, and customs of Trefle?
Raymond ransacked the pockets of some rich proprietors, whilst his comrade contented himself, every evening, with playing a few innocent games at ecarte with Beroli, whose acquaintance he had made.
When a game of Ecarte is being played, it is not considered right, first to bet on one side, and then on the other.
You have a lucky face; will you do me the kindness to hold a hand of cards at ecarte for me?
Ecarte was then all the rage; though, like our all-fours, it had originally been the game of the peuple, or rather in Paris of the laquais.
You play ecarte with your other young friends, Poker, and I'll be your partner at whist.
I like to have you on my side, Poker," he said amiably, when the captain proposed a devilled bone and a hand at ecarte after the play.
The King next played billiards while a game ofecarte was started.
That was a very suitable costume in which to play ecarte and talk nonsense at Mademoiselle Delphine's, but it would have been exceedingly out of place at Monsieur de Montreville's reception.
Monsieur de Potoski found himself at an ecarte table with the count, whose lace cuffs did not prevent his dealing the cards with rare skill.
But Dubourg did not dance; he walked stiffly through the salons, holding his head as if he had a stiff neck, and never stopping near an ecarte table.
Indeed, I think that I shall have to induce Menard to come and live in the woods with me; we will become hermits, and I won't play ecarte any more.
Ecarte and lansquenet were almost as much out of the question.
This he said in a whisper, and with a sidelong glance towards where Haggerstone sat at ecarte with the Pole.
He plays a little peddling ecarte now and then; but you can see that he has burned his fingers, and dreads the fire.
I saw you sit down to ecarte last week at Trumpington's, and taking your turn with the bones after Ringwood's supper.
If the Major has any weakness, ecarte is one of them.
I said to Telfer, who'd just finished a game atecarte with De Tintiniac, one of the best players in Europe.
At last one evening, as Captain Fourneau and I were playing ecarte in the cabin, the mate entered with an angry look upon his sunburned face.
For the most part, however, my duties were to play ecarte with Captain Fourneau, and to act as his companion.
The player who cuts the highest Ecarte card deals, and has choice of cards and seats.
In order to play Ecarte well, take a pack of cards, and deal out the hands against an imaginary or dummy adversary; remember those hands under the heading Jeux de regle, and then note how the hand can be best played to secure the point.
The game of Ecarte is played with what is known as the Piquet pack of thirty-two cards.
He's the first ecarte and piquet player in Europe, and equal to Deschapelles at whist.
You saw much ecarte and more love-making, and lost your heart and your money with equal facility.
I lost a few Napoleons at ecarte in order to pay my entree, and then commenced a desultory flirtation with one of the fair decoys.
She had been going to a neighbour's for a game of ecarte after dinner, and ecarte was a passion with her, but she knew no regrets in cancelling the engagement.
She missed her game of ecarte with her erstwhile neighbour.
The opportunity to out-shine other women failed to lure her from the fireside, and she sat in her dressing-gown, playing ecarte with her new maid.
They forgot their wives or their daughters; and very frequently those ladies in the salon forgot those who were at the ecarte table.
Dufresne tells me that it would not be a bad idea for me to give evening parties, punches, with a violin and an ecarte table.
Edouard remained and took his seat at a card table opposite his beloved, who played ecarte with bewitching grace, as he had good reason to know.
The chevalier was very pleased to see the young man win, for he expected to meet him at Madame de Geran's, and as he played very badly at ecarte and paid very promptly, it was very satisfactory to know that he was in funds.
They negotiate a sale while drinking punch, and sign a deed at a bouillotte or an ecarte table, and buy consols while dancing a quadrille.
I have said why I could not ask her to waltz, and I turned away with a pang, and played ecarte with Colonel Trumpenpack all night.
Dancing I have forsworn, whist is too severe a study for me, and I do not like to play ecarte with old ladies, who are sure to cheat you in the course of an evening's play.
Ecarte was to be the game, and Olivier was to play, the two other associates having pretended to know nothing about the game, and saying that they would content themselves by betting with each other.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ecarte" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: blackjack; bridge; game
