d ▁field " ▁with ▁M . ▁Phil idor , ▁but ▁I ▁have ▁frequently ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Ca fe ▁de ▁la ▁Reg ence ▁with ▁M . ▁de ▁Leg alle , ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁that ▁distinguished ▁Professor , ▁who , ▁in ▁my ▁younger ▁days , ▁was ▁a ▁better ▁player ▁than ▁his ▁celebrated ▁pup il . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁man ▁of ▁whose ▁person ▁and ▁deport ment ▁I ▁retain ▁a ▁more ▁v ivid ▁re collection ▁than ▁M . ▁de ▁Leg alle ; ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁thin , ▁pale ▁old ▁gentleman , ▁who ▁had ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁Ca fe , ▁and ▁worn ▁the ▁same ▁green ▁coat ▁for ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁when ▁I ▁first ▁visited ▁Paris . ▁While ▁he ▁played ▁at ▁ch ess , ▁he ▁took ▁sn uff s ▁in ▁such ▁prof usion ▁that ▁his ▁ch itter ling ▁fr ill ▁was ▁literally ▁s atur ated ▁with ▁st ray ▁particles ▁of ▁the ▁pow der , ▁and ▁he ▁was , ▁moreover , ▁in ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁en l iven ing ▁the ▁company ▁during ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁remarks , ▁which ▁every ▁body ▁adm ired ▁for ▁their ▁br ill ian cy , ▁and ▁which ▁struck ▁me ▁perhaps ▁the ▁more ▁for ci b ly , ▁as ▁I ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁but ▁ind iffer ently ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁tongue .< ref >[ https :// books . google . com / books ? id = PO 0 RA AA A Y AA J & pg = PA 9 7 &