Length7h 56m
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Excerpt: "Upon most of the people who thronged the rooms the incident was lost. Of those who saw it many did not understand its meaning, and the rest were too much absorbed in their own affairs to give it any attention. The scene was the Casino at Monto Carlo; every chair was occupied, and behind every chair men and women were standing, all intent upon the play, all consumed by the feverish thirst of winning money born of the atmosphere of the place. The brilliant light flashed in jewels and gleamed in eager eyes, heightened the colour of flushed cheeks and emphasised the pallor of haggard faces; against the black evening coat of one man sitting down was outlined the bare arm of a woman, who laid her stake upon the table, and when the hand was withdrawn it still hesitated over the black coat until the fortune of the stake should be declared. Dominating everything was the monotonous sound of the croupiers' voices and the noise of the money as it was raked to and fro upon the tables."
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length7 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 3, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE VIATICUM.
15CHAPTER XV. FLIGHT.
2CHAPTER II. THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD.
16CHAPTER XVI. AN UNEXPECTED WILL.
3CHAPTER III. FRAUD.
17CHAPTER XVII. AN ARREST.
4CHAPTER IV. MEDIATION.
18CHAPTER XVIII. A FAITHFUL SERVANT.
5CHAPTER V. KINDRED AND AFFINITY.
19CHAPTER XIX. IN THE PARK.
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6CHAPTER VI. BRAVADO.
20CHAPTER XX. MONEY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
7CHAPTER VII. MELVILLE LEADS TRUMPS.
21CHAPTER XXI. THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL.
8CHAPTER VIII. RIVALS.
22CHAPTER XXII. MR. TRACY BECOMES ACTIVE.
9CHAPTER IX. BIGAMY.
23CHAPTER XXIII. SIR ROSS IS QUITS.
10CHAPTER X. LIGHT COME, LIGHT GO.
24CHAPTER XXIV. MRS. SINCLAIR RESOLVES TO GO AWAY.
11CHAPTER XI. MRS. SINCLAIR PAYS A VISIT.
25CHAPTER XXV. MRS. SINCLAIR GOES AWAY.
12CHAPTER XII. A PICNIC.
26CHAPTER XXVI. FATE TAKES THE ODD TRICK.
13CHAPTER XIII. MURDER.
27CHAPTER XXVII. THE PLACE OF PEACE.
14CHAPTER XIV. THE FINDING OF THE BODY.
