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 \nThe Queen of Spades(1890)by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky  \nLa dame de pique(1850)by Fromental Halévy  \nand Pique Dame(1864)by Franz von Suppé  \n(the overture to the Suppé work is all that remains intoday's repertoire).It has been filmed various times,themost notable version being a 1949 film by the same namedirected by Thorold Dickinson.  \nTHE QUEEN OF SPADES  \nAT the house of Naroumov,a cavalry officer,the longwinter night had been passed in gambling.At five in themorning breakfast was served to the weary players.Thewinners ate with relish;the losers,on the contrary,pushedback their plates and sat brooding gloomily.Under theinfluence of the good wine,however,the conversation thenbecame general.  \n\"Well,Sourine?\"said the host inquiringly.  \n\"Oh,I lost as usual.My luck is abominable.No matter howcoolI keep,I never win.\"  \n\"How is it,Herman,that you never touch a card?\"  \nremarked one of the men,addressing a young officer of theEngineering Corps.\"Here you are with the rest of us at fiveo'clock in the morning,and you have neither played nor betall night.\"  \n\"Play interests me greatly,\"replied the person addressed,\"but I hardly care to sacrifice the necessaries of life foruncertain superfluities.\"  \n\"Herman is a German,therefore economical;that explainsit,\"said Tomsky.\"But the person I can't quite understand ismy grandmother,the Countess Anna Fedorovna.\"  \n\"Why?\"inquired a chorus of voices.  \n\"I can't understand why my grandmother never gambles.\"  \n\"I don't see anything very striking in the fact that a womanof eighty refuses to gamble,\"objected Naroumov.  \n\"Have you never heard her story?\"  \n\"Well,then,listen to it.To begin with,sixty years ago mygrandmother went to Paris,where she was all the fashion.People crowded each other in the streets to get a chance tosee the Muscovite Venus,'as she was called.All the greatladies played faro,then.On one occasion,while playingwith the Duke of Orleans,she lost an enormous sum.Shetold her husband of the debt,but he refused outright to payit.Nothing could induce him to change his mind on thesubject,and grandmother was at her wits'ends.Finally,sheremembered a friend of hers,Count Saint-Germain.Youmust have heard of him,as many wonderful stories havebeen told about him.He is said to have discovered the elixirof life,the philosopher's stone,and many other equallymarvelous things.He had money at his disposal,and mygrandmother knew it.She sent him a note asking him tocome to see her.He obeyed her summons and found her ingreat distress.She painted the cruelty of her husband in thedarkest colors,and ended by telling the Count that shedepended upon his friendship and generosity.  \n\"I could lend you the money,'replied the Count,after amoment of thoughtfulness,'but I know that you would notenjoy a moment's rest until you had returned it;it wouldonly add to your embarrassment.There is another way offreeing yourself.'  \n\"But I have no money at all,'insisted my grandmother.  \n\"There is no need of money.Listen to me.'  \n\"The Count then told her a secret which any of us wouldgive a good deal to know.\"  \nThe young gamesters were all attention.Tomsky lit hispipe,took a few whiffs,then continued:  \n\"The next evening,grandmother appeared at Versailles atthe Queen's gaming-table.The Duke of Orleans was thedealer.Grandmother made some excuse for not havingbrought any money,and began to punt.She chose threecards in succession,again and again,winning every time,and was soon out of debt.\"  \n\"A fabl","cbCaigY2t3gNqfC6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigY2t3gNqfC6","pdf",2058584,34,"English","# The Queen of Spades\n## Gambling at Naroumov's house\n## Sourine’s conversation and Herman’s restraint\n## The Countess’s secret history","[{\"question\":\"Where does the story begin?\",\"answer\":\"It begins at the house of Naroumov, where a winter night has been spent gambling among weary players.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Herman different from the other officers?\",\"answer\":\"Herman is portrayed as someone who never plays or bets, saying he would not sacrifice necessities for uncertain gains.\"},{\"question\":\"What secret does Tomsky claim the Countess possesses?\",\"answer\":\"Tomsky claims that the Countess knows three winning cards obtained through an episode in Versailles at the Queen’s gaming table.\"}]","The Queen of Spades - read online free | PDF",1790649095,52]