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I then opened Goudar's letter, and read: "I am quite sure that the girl you know of is very far from dying, as she has gone to Ranelagh with Lord Grosvenor." Although Edgar was a profligate, he was a sensible man, and my story made him furious.
On glancing at the bank I saw that it was at the last gasp. It ought to have held six hundred ounces, and there were scarcely a hundred. I was interested to the extent of a third. On examining the face of the punter who had made these ravages I guessed the game. It was the first time I had seen the rascal at Goudar's.
He committed the wild imprudence of traversing the Maremma in August, and was killed by the poisonous exhalations. I stopped at "Crocielles," as all the rich foreigners came to live there. I was thus enabled to make their acquaintance, and put them in the way of losing their money at Goudar's. I did not like my task, but circumstances were too strong for me.
His uncle had made an excellent match for him; he was to marry a girl who was extremely pretty, and also the heiress of the house of Grimani de Servi. The only redeeming feature in the young man's character was that he had a mortal hatred of all kinds of play. Since my bank had been broken I had been at Goudar's, but I would not listen to his proposal that I should join them again.
The young Englishman was indignant to hear them approving my ill-treatment of their father, and shook my hand and went away, swearing to me that he would never be seen in their company again. A whim of Goudar's, to which I was weak enough to consent, made me dine with these miserable women in a tavern on the borders of London.
On glancing at the bank I saw that it was at the last gasp. It ought to have held six hundred ounces, and there were scarcely a hundred. I was interested to the extent of a third. On examining the face of the punter who had made these ravages I guessed the game. It was the first time I had seen the rascal at Goudar's.
"Yes," he said, "it is marvellous; and, if we had time, I would say as you do, 'We shall carry the day! But there is no time for Goudar's investigations: the sessions are on hand, and it seems to me it would be very difficult to obtain a postponement." "Besides, I do not wish it to be postponed," said Jacques. "But" "On no account, Magloire, never! What?
He foamed with rage, and told me that it was my turn this time, but that he hoped I would give him his revenge. "With pleasure, at Rome, and I hope the third lesson will be more effectual than the two I have already given you." He was losing a good deal of blood, so I sheathed his sword for him and advised him to go to Goudar's house, which was close at hand, and have his wound attended to.
The Charpillon was a born actress. She got up to go, and on my begging a kiss as a pledge of our reconciliation she replied, with a smile, the charm of which she well knew, that it would not do to begin by breaking the term of our agreement, and she left me more in love than ever, and full of repentance for my conduct. Goudar's Chair
Medini had become a sworn foe of mine. As soon as I came, he would go away, but I pretended not to notice him. He was at Goudar's when I introduced Morosini and his mentor, and thinking the young man good game he became very intimate with him. When he found out that Morosini would not hear of gaming, his hatred of me increased, for he was certain that I had warned the rich Venetian against him.
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