She desires intensely to win, and she will not be above shifting a card or two in contravention of the known rules.

Formerly, while the act dividing Louisiana into two territories was in force in this country, slaves introduced here in contravention to it, were freed by operation of law; but that act was merged in the legislative provisions which were subsequently enacted on the subject of importation of slaves into the United States generally.

I will go to the gendarme for a contravention against that villain.