Andrews," Dickens told them. "His name's Collins. I don't' know anything else about him. He's paid for a week and we're jolly glad to get visitors at all these times."
"Bridge or billiards?" young Anselman asked, rising. "Let's play billiards," Granet suggested. "The stretching across the table does me good."
"We'll have a snooker, then," Major Harrison decided. They played for some time. The wizened-looking little man came and watched them benevolently, peering every now and then through his spectacles, and applauding mildly any particularly good stroke.英文原著 · 《The Kingdom of the Blind》
" This is not so bad as trigonometry, but it's worse than playing billiards for the beers."英文原著 · 《Active Service》
And I won't have it. You may as well consider everything settled. On the other hand, if you don't agree, I will go across the river, beyond your jurisdiction, and build a village for myself and my sailors, whom I shall send in the whale-boat to Guvutu for provisions. And now I want you to teach me billiards."英文原著 · 《Adventure》
And a man like that is put in charge of a fairy like the Martha! Well, it's a good argument against marriage, that's all. No, I won't look any more. Come on in and play a steady, conservative game of billiards with me. And after that I'm going to saddle up and go after pigeons. Will you come along?"
An hour later, just as they were riding out of the compound, Joan turned in the saddle for a last look at the Martha, a distant speck well over toward the Florida coast. "Won't Tudor be surprised when he finds we own the Martha?" she laughed. "Think of it!英文原著 · 《Adventure》
Said he would come if girls came too--all put in brake. Barrie said the Llewellen Davis' were the originals for the Darlings and their children in Peter Pan. They played a strange game of billiards suggested by Barrie who won as no one else knew the rules and they claimed he invented them to suit his case. Sat up until three writing and packing. The dinner was best have had this trip in London. Compagnie Belge Maritime Du Congo. February 11th, 1907. To-morrow, we will be in Banana, which is the first port in the Congo.英文原著 · 《Adventures and Letters》
"What is it?" asked Pontellier, looking lazily and amused from one to the other. It was some utter nonsense; some adventure out there in the water, and they both tried to relate it at once. It did not seem half so amusing when told. They realized this, and so did Mr. Pontellier. He yawned and stretched himself. Then he got up, saying he had half a mind to go over to Klein's hotel and play a game of billiards.英文原著 · 《Awakening & Selected Short Stories》