Darkness again. Steps of someone going away. Silence.
But only for a moment. Someone is talking beside me. What are they
saying?... No, it is impossible. That metallic ring, that voice. Do
you know what it is calling, that voice, do you know what it is
calling in the tones of someone used to the phrase? Well, it is
calling: "Play your cards, gentlemen, play your cards. There are ten thousand
louis in the bank. Play your cards, gentlemen."
In the name of God, am I or am I not at Ahaggar?