to be the strain of their environment, for Crane describes the city to be "indolent, and awakening from its siesta." (F.758) Nor did it appear that these men were trying to escape from any horrible circumstances because none were relevant enough to be disclosed. They shared however, one apparent thrill, the love of the game. This love stemmed from the chance to gaining something one thought would fulfill his immediate desires: dinner, wine, money, etc. The desire to gamble alone had become an obsession, showing the progression of intensity from the love of the game to the obsession of the game.
             Crane capitalizes on the passage of time outside the bar by making the readers aware of the movement of carriages, the crowds of youth walking by, the opening of shops, and the awakening of the city. Inside the Casa Verde however, time stands still, holding these men captive as life mov
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