The Casino
In the main room of the Casino, Felix Leiter saw Bond
and came to meet him.
'This is Vesper Lynd,' Bond told him.
'Perhaps I can show Miss Lynd how to play roulette,
James,' said Leiter. 'Then we can come and watch you later.'
'I'd like that,' said Vesper.
'I'll leave you with my friend, Felix,' Bond said to Vesper.
He smiled and walked away.
Bond collected his twenty-four million francs from the
cashier. Then he walked across the room to the baccarat
table. He sat down in chair Number Six and lit a cigarette.
The banker's chair opposite him was empty. Bond looked
around the table. He knew most of the players. In chair
Number Seven, on his right, sat Monsieur Sixte, a rich
Belgian. In Number Nine was Lord Danvers, a weak-looking
man with a rich American wife. She sat in chair Number
Three. At Number One, on the right of the bank, was a
famous Greek gambler. Bond knew that the Greek would
play coldly and well.
At that moment, Le Chiffre arrived. He had a large white
face, wide shoulders and reddish-brown hair. He smiled
coldly at the players around the table. Then he sat down
opposite Bond.
The game started. Le Chiffre was the banker. He took a
card from the shoe and pushed it towards chair Number One.
Then he took a card for himself. Then another for the Greek,
and one more for himself. The croupier lifted the Greek's
cards and dropped them next to the Greek's hands.
The Greek picked up the cards. He looked carefully at