greatly against him, and perhaps his losses were doubled. He
pulled up again the next hour or two; but, nevertheless, at ten
o'clock owed every one something. No one offered to give over;
and every one, perhaps, felt that his object was not obtained.
They made their toilets, and went down-stairs to breakfast. In
the mean time the shutters were opened, the room aired; and in
less than an hour they were at it again.

'They played till dinner-time without intermission; and though
the duke made some desperate efforts, and some successful ones,
his losses were, nevertheless, trebled. Yet he ate an excellent
dinner, and was not at all depressed; because the more he lost
the more his courage and his resources seemed to expand. At
first, he had limited himself to 10,000; after breakfast, it was
to have been 20,000; then 30,000 was the ultimatum; and now he
dismissed all thoughts of limits from his mind, and was
determined to risk or gain everything.

'At midnight he had lost L48,000.

'Affairs now began to be serious. His supper was not so hearty.
While the rest were eating, he walked about the room, and began
to limit his ambition to recovery, and not to gain.

'When you play to win back, the fun is over: there is nothing to
recompense you for your bodily tortures and your degraded
feelings; and the very best result that can happen, while it has
no charms, seems to your cowed mind impossible.

'On they played, and the duke lost more. His mind was jaded. He