He had been known, in the circle of the Musketeers, to win in one night three thousand pistoles; to lose them even to the gold-embroidered belt for gala days, win all this again with the addition of a hundred louis, without his beautiful eyebrow being heightened or lowered half a line, without his hands losing their pearly hue, without his conversation, which was cheerful that evening, ceasing to be calm and agreeable.
On l'avait vu, au cercle des mousquetaires, gagner un soir trois mille pistoles, les perdre jusqu'au ceinturon brodé d'or des jours de gala; regagner tout cela, plus cent louis, sans que son beau sourcil noir eût haussé ou baissé d'une demi-ligne, sans que ses mains eussent perdu leur nuance nacrée, sans que sa conversation, qui était agréable ce soir-là, eût cessé d'être calme et agréable.