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Chapter 29

           ‘Ifyou’renotcomingyourself,giveusthecards,willyou?’

           ‘Iamcoming,’criedtheoldman.‘Sittheedown,Nell,sittheedownandlookon.Beofgoodheart,it’sallfortheealleverypenny.Idon’ttellthem,no,no,orelsetheywouldn’tplay,dreadingthechancethatsuchacausemustgiveme.Lookatthem.Seewhattheyareandwhatthouart.Whodoubtsthatwemustwin!’

           ‘Thegentlemanhasthoughtbetterofit,andisn’tcoming,’saidIsaac,makingasthoughhewouldrisefromthetable.‘I’msorrythegentleman’sdauntednothingventure,nothinghavebutthegentlemanknowsbest.’

           ‘WhyIamready.Youhaveallbeenslowbutme,’saidtheoldman.‘IwonderwhoismoreanxioustobeginthanI.’

           Ashespokehedrewachairtothetable;andtheotherthreeclosingrounditatthesametime,thegamecommenced.

           Thechildsatby,andwatcheditsprogresswithatroubledmind.Regardlessoftherunofluck,andmindfulonlyofthedesperatepassionwhichhaditsholduponhergrandfather,lossesandgainsweretoheralike.Exultinginsomebrieftriumph,orcastdownbyadefeat,therehesatsowildandrestless,sofeverishlyandintenselyanxious,soterriblyeager,soravenousforthepaltrystakes,thatshecouldhavealmostbetterbornetoseehimdead

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