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He lived joyously, drank or gamed, or lent or borrowed, what matters the wherefore? He was in debt; he lived at last a wretched, shifting, fugitive life, snatching bread where he could, with the bailiffs at his heels. Then, for a short time, we met again." Lucretia's brow grew black as night as her voice dropped at that last sentence, and it was with a start that she continued,
There are many objects to be gamed by such means and there is a "wheel within a wheel" in the North-West troubles. As far as I can judge of the Indian character, they are not, at all, an agricultural people nor for a few generations are they likely to become such.
We had, besides, Vinicius, and Silvius the father. We gamed at supper like old fellows, both yesterday and today. And as any one threw upon the tali aces or sixes, he put down for every talus a denarius; all which was gained by him who threw a Venus."
"Doubtless it is a brilliant masquerade; But when of the first sight you've had your fill, It palls at least it does so upon me, This paradise of pleasure and ennui." When one is getting on for forty; "When we have made our love, and gamed our gaming, Dressed, voted, shone, and maybe, something more; With dandies dined, heard senators declaiming; Seen beauties brought to market by the score,"
He lived joyously, drank or gamed, or lent or borrowed, what matters the wherefore? He was in debt; he lived at last a wretched, shifting, fugitive life, snatching bread where he could, with the bailiffs at his heels. Then, for a short time, we met again." Lucretia's brow grew black as night as her voice dropped at that last sentence, and it was with a start that she continued,
He killed young Atwater on a foul, you know. Slipped on the wet grass, and Chartersea had him pinned before he caught his guard. But there is Lady Di a-calling, a-calling." "Do all the women cheat in America too?" asked Topham, as we approached. I thought of my Aunt Caroline, and laughed. "Some," I answered. "They will game, d n 'em," said Topham, as tho' he had never gamed in his life.
Natchez at that date was a sufficiently unkempt and evil place of dirty, ramshackle houses and gambling dens, where men of the four nations gamed and quarrelled and fought. We were glad enough to get away the following morning, Xavier somewhat saddened by the loss of thirty livres of which he had no memory, and Nick and myself relieved at having the passports in our pockets.
After a pause, during which Guy was not sufficiently master of himself to speak, Philip added 'Then this matter of the thousand pounds is to be passed over? You have no explanation to offer? 'No: and again he paused. 'When my word is not accepted, I have no more to say. But this is not the point. What I would know is, what are the calumnies that accuse me of having gamed?
When wine was all drunk and the money gamed away, another expedition, with fresh air and beef-marrow, set these independent bankrupts again to rights. The Flibustiers had an inexpensive way of furnishing themselves with vessels for prosecuting their piratical operations.
Then comes the final crash when, after twelve years of opposition, the Whigs take office, watched half with fear and half with contempt by those who had been unable to understand the forces which had produced this inevitable result. I did not go to bed this morning till seven, and got neither drunk, or gamed.
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