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Chapter 29

           Andyetshewastheinnocentcauseofallthistorture,andhe,gamblingwithsuchasavagethirstforgainasthemostinsatiablegamblerneverfelt,hadnotoneselfishthought!

           Onthecontrary,theotherthreeknavesandgamestersbytheirtradewhileintentupontheirgame,wereyetascoolandquietasifeveryvirtuehadbeencenteredintheirbreasts.Sometimesonewouldlookuptosmiletoanother,ortosnuffthefeeblecandle,ortoglanceatthelightningasitshotthroughtheopenwindowandflutteringcurtain,ortolistentosomelouderpealofthunderthantherest,withakindofmomentaryimpatience,asifitputhimout;buttheretheysat,withacalmindifferencetoeverythingbuttheircards,perfectphilosophersinappearance,andwithnogreatershowofpassionorexcitementthaniftheyhadbeenmadeofstone.

           Thestormhadragedforfullthreehours;thelightninghadgrownfainterandlessfrequent;thethunder,fromseemingtorollandbreakabovetheirheads,hadgraduallydiedawayintoadeephoarsedistance;andstillthegamewenton,andstilltheanxiouschildwasquiteforgotten.

           

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