card-room

In fact, it was George Paget, who'd commanded the 4th Lights in the charge, who put the thing to me point-blank in the card-room at White's (can't imagine what I was doing there; must have been somebody's guest) in front of a number of people, civilians mostly, but I know Spottswood was there, and old Scarlett of the Heavies, I think.

Fiancée 2010

Only a couple of days after the theatre I was cut stone dead by someone a deal more important - the Prince of Wales, no less, shied violently away from me in the United Service card-room, and hightailed it as fast as his ponderous guts would let him, giving me a shifty squint over his shoulder as he went.

Watershed 2010

Seven months later, the operating plan that resulted has kept the club ever-so-slightly ahead of the game and the members, Mr. Claisse believes, relatively happy despite occasional card-room grumbling.

How Clubs Are Surviving Now 2009

Lionel, with whom now that lady was at open war, for impertinence, filled up the rest of her time, till the company was informed that refreshments were served in the card-room.

Camilla 2008

Mrs. Aldersey took the opportunity to withdraw to the card-room.

The Curate and His Daughter, a Cornish Tale 2008

Psmith found him a quarter of an hour later in the card-room.

2008 August | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2008

Psmith found him a quarter of an hour later in the card-room.

Kindle-licious on Wodehouse’s Psmith: Work is a Mug’s Job | Spontaneous ∂erivation 2008

The Duchess led her to the door into the card-room; then, after looking round the room as if in search of some one — “And there is Soulanges!” she said in deep tones.

Domestic Peace 2007

The Duchess led her to the door into the card-room; then, after looking round the room as if in search of some one — “And there is Soulanges!” she said in deep tones.

Domestic Peace 2007

Francis Clavering; and the stables which once held a great part of that brilliant, but defunct regiment, are now cheerless and empty, except on Thursdays, when the farmers put up there, and their tilted carts and gigs make a feeble show of liveliness in the place, or on Petty Sessions, when the magistrates attend in what used to be the old card-room.

The History of Pendennis 2006