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Chapter 29

           ‘Thenwhoknowsbutthegentleman,anticipatingourobjectiontoplayforlove,civillydesiredtoplayformoney?’

           Theoldmanrepliedbyshakingthelittlepurseinhiseagerhand,andthenthrowingitdownuponthetable,andgatheringupthecardsasamiserwouldclutchatgold.

           ‘Oh!Thatindeed,’saidIsaac;‘ifthat’swhatthegentlemanmeant,Ibegthegentleman’spardon.Isthisthegentleman’slittlepurse?Averyprettylittlepurse.Ratheralightpurse,’addedIsaac,throwingitintotheairandcatchingitdexterously,‘butenoughtoamuseagentlemanforhalfanhourorso.’

           ‘We’llmakeafour-handedgameofit,andtakeinGroves,’saidthestoutman.‘Come,Jemmy.’

           Thelandlord,whoconductedhimselflikeonewhowaswellusedtosuchlittleparties,approachedthetableandtookhisseat.Thechild,inaperfectagony,drewhergrandfatheraside,andimploredhim,eventhen,tocomeaway.

           ‘Come;andwemaybesohappy,’saidthechild.

           ‘Wewillbehappy,’repliedtheoldmanhastily.‘Letmego,Nell.Themeansofhappinessareonthecardsandthedice.Wemustrisefromlittlewinningstogreat.There’slittletobewonhere;butgreatwillcomeintime.Ishallbutwinbackmyown,andit’sallforthee,mydarling.’

           ‘Godhelpus!’criedthechild.‘Oh!whathardfortunebroughtushere?’

           ‘Hush!’rejoinedtheoldmanlayinghishanduponhermouth,‘Fortunewillnotbearchiding.Wemustnotreproachher,orsheshunsus;Ihavefoundthatout.’

           ‘Now,mister,’saidthestoutman.

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