Well，whateverthepintmightbe，thisDeuceacesawprettyclearthathe’dbeenbeatbyhisfatherathisowngame——atrappsetforhimonst，whichhadbeendefittedbymypresntsofmind——anothertrapsetafterwids，inwhichmylordhadbeensuxesfle。Now，mylord，roagashewas，wasmuchtoogood—naturedtodoanunkindackshn，mearlyforthesakeofdoingit。He’dgottothatpichthathedidn’tmindinjaries——theywereallfairplaytohim——hegave’em，andreseav’dthem，withoutathoughtofmallis。Ifhewantedtoinjerhisson，itwastobenefickhimself。Andhowwasthistohedone？Bygettingthehairisstohimself，tobesure。
TheHonrabbleMr。D。didn’tsayso;butIknewhisfeelinxwellenough——heregrettedthathehadnotgiventheoldgenlmnthemoneyheasktfor。
Poarfello！hethoughthehadhitit;buthewaswideofthemarkafterall。
Well，butwhatwastobedone？Itwasclearthathemustmarrythegalatanyrate——cootkycoot，astheFrenchsay：thatis，marryher，andhangtheigspence。
Todosohemustfirstgitoutofprisn——togetoutofprisnhemustpayhisdebts——andtopayhisdebts，hemustgiveeveryshillinghewasworth。Nevermind：fourthousandpoundisasmallstaketoareglargambler，igspeciallywhenhemustplayit，orrotforlifeinprisn;andwhen，ifheplaysitwell，itwillgivehimtenthousandayear。