"I renig!"
Now and then the players stopped for a drink, and a few daring bets brought out bursts of laughter.
"Whose deal, now?"
"Mine!"
All at once Amadeo, who was looking for some excuse to get into a row with the silversmith, cheated openly and took the pot. Manolo saw him cheat. Incensed, he threw his cards on the floor.
"Here now, that don't go!" he cried. "I don't care if we are friends, you can't get away with that!"
All the other players, angered, backed up the silversmith.
"No, sir! No, that don't go, here!" they echoed.
Very quietly the engineer demanded:
"Well, what have I done?"