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Chevaliers D'industrie, Or Polite Sharpers

The BUSINESS being done, the patient said that if he had a
moment's relaxation he thought he should rally and overcome the
malady. The poor lawyer said if he could in any way contribute
to his comfort he should be happy. The offer was embraced by
observing that if he could sit up in bed--but he was afraid he
was not able--a hit at Backgammon would be a great source of
amusement.

The lawyer, like all adepts in such matters, was only too willing
to catch at the idea; the board was brought.

Of course the man who had L50,000 to leave behind could not be
expected to play 'for love;' and so when Mr H--e proposed 'a
pound a hit or treble a gammon,' the lawyer not only thought it
reasonable, but, conscious of his power in the game, eagerly
accepted the terms of playing. They played; but the lawyer was
gammoned almost incessantly, till he lost L50. Then H--e
proposed 'double or quits to L1000,'--thereupon the poor lawyer,
believing that fortune could not always forsake him, said he had
but L2000 in the world, but that he would set the L1000. He
lost; and became almost frantic. In the midst of his excessive
grief, H--e said, 'You have a HORSE, what is it worth?' L50 was
the answer. 'Well, well, you may win all back now, and I'll set
L50 on your horse.'

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