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It was, however, quite a severe punishment to Hilbert; for his mind was all the time tormented with feelings of vexation, self-reproach, and shame.
Chauncy was next to Hilbert. He immediately began to talk with Hilbert about the lottery. "Have you got a ticket in this lottery?" he asked. "Yes," said Hilbert; "mine is 267. What is yours?" "I don't know," said Mr. Chauncy; "I did not observe." As he said this, however, he took his ticket out of his pocket, and said, reading it, "Ninety-nine."
Even Hilbert looked pleased at the effect which his rejoinder had produced. In fact, he considered his half sovereign as already gained. "O, let him have the half sovereign," continued the gentleman. "He'll find some way to spend the ten pounds, if he gets them, I'll guaranty." So Mr. Livingston gave Hilbert the half sovereign, and he, receiving it with great delight, ran away.
This operation was performed in the midst of jokes and gibes and loud shouts of laughter, which made the whole scene a very merry one. When Hilbert came to draw, the merriment was redoubled. Some called on the Colonel to hold down the cap lower, so that Bob could reach it. Others said that he was sure to get the lucky number, and that there was no chance at all for the rest of them.
But Hilbert said no. It is, however, time that this story of the lottery should draw to a close; were it not so, a great deal more detail might have been given of the manoeuvres and contrivances which both the Colonel and the mate resorted to, to induce Hilbert to sell his ticket.
He was holding it wrong side upward, and so it read 99. "Ho!" said Hilbert, "that will not get the prize. We shall not go 299 miles. I would not exchange mine for yours on any account." "No," said Mr. Chauncy, "nor would I exchange mine for yours." "Why?" said Hilbert. "Do you think there is any chance of the ship's making 299?" "No," replied Mr.
As Chairman of the board Hilbert Torrington's vote counted as two. "It rests with you, sir," he said. The old man nodded and a queer smile played round the corners of his mouth the smile of a pranky schoolboy. "But surely," he said. "No one will doubt the course I shall take. One must always stand by one's colours. I accept the hazard Against."
Some were seated upon a settee that was placed there against the side of the paddle box, and others were standing around them. They were nearly all smoking, and, as they smoked, they were talking and laughing very merrily. Hilbert was among them, and he seemed to be listening very eagerly to what they were saying.
Rollo had, however, no intention of doing this, though he thought that perhaps he might open one of the doors a little and look out. While he was thinking of this, he heard steps behind him as of some one coming up stairs, and then a voice, saying, "Halloo, Rollo! Are you up here?" Rollo turned round and saw Hilbert. He was clinging to the side of the doorway.
Neither he nor Hilbert suspected for a moment that there was any mistake in reading it; for, not having paid any attention to the scheme, as it is called, of the lottery, they did not know how high the numbers went. "There is a possibility that I may get it, after all," said Mr. Chauncy at length, musing. "We have had fine weather, and have been coming on fast.
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