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"The lookout, you make him lean forward in his chair. Why he lean forward? Why his face very much quiet? Why his eyes very much bright? THE LOOK OUT YOU MAKE HIM LEAN FORWARD IN HIS CHAIR WHY HE LEAN FORWARD WHY HIS FACE VERY MUCH QUIET WHY HIS EYES VERY MUCH BRIGHT
. "It is a true picture. It has much meaning. It is in your cabin at Dawson. It is a faro table. There are men playing. It is a large game. The limit is off." "How do you know the limit is off?" I broke in excitedly, for here was where my work could be tried out on an unbiassed judge who knew life only, and not art, and who was a sheer master of reality. Also, I was very proud of that particular piece of work. I had named it "The Last Turn," and I believed it to be one of the best things I had ever done. "There are no chips on the table," Sitka Charley explained. "The men are playing with markers. That means the roof is the limit. One man play yellow markers--maybe one yellow marker worth one thousand dollars, maybe two thousand dollars. One man play red markers. Maybe they are worth five hundred dollars, maybe one thousand dollars. It is a very big game. Everybody play very high, up to the roof. How do I know? You make the dealer with blood little bit warm in face." (I was delighted.) U HAVE PAINTED THAT I UNDERSTAND HE SAID IT IS A TRUE PICTURE IT HAS MUCH MEANING IT IS IN YOUR CABIN AT DAWSON IT IS A FARO TABLE THERE ARE MEN PLAYING IT IS A LARGE GAME THE LIMIT IS OFF HOW DO YOU KNOW THE LIMIT IS OFF I BROKE IN EXCITEDLY FOR HERE WAS WHERE MY WORK COULD BE TRIED OUT ON AN UNBIASED JUDGE WHO KNEW LIFE ONLY AND NOT ART AND WHO WAS A SHEER MASTER OF REALITY ALSO I WAS VERY PROUD OF THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF WORK I HAD NAMED IT THE LAST TURN AND I BELIEVED IT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I HAD EVER DONE THERE ARE NO CHIPS ON THE TABLE SITKA CHARLIE EXPLAINED THE MEN ARE PLAYING WITH MARKERS THAT MEANS THE ROOF IS THE LIMIT ONE MAN PLAY YELLOW MARKERS MAYBE ONE YELLOW MARKER WORTH ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS MAYBE TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ONE MAN PLAY RED MARKERS MAYBE THEY ARE WORTH FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS MAYBE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IT IS A VERY BIG GAME EVERYBODY PLAY VERY HIGH UP TO THE ROOF HOW DO I KNOW YOU MAKE THE DEALER WITH BLOOD A LITTLE BIT WARM IN HIS FACE I WAS DELIGHTED
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