after the long walk across the salle d'entree , past the vitrines of van cleef , lanvin , hermes and the rest , there came the brief pause for identification at the long desk backed by the tiers of filing cabinets , the payment for the carte d'entree pour les salles de jeux , the quick , comptometer survey of the physiognomiste at the entrance , the bow and flourish of the garishly uniformed huissier at the door , and james bond was inside the belly of the handsome , scented machine .