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           Now,ourfriendtheColonelhadagreataptitudeforallgamesofchance:andexercisinghimself,ashecontinuallydid,withthecards,thedice-box,orthecue,itisnaturaltosupposethatheattainedamuchgreaterskillintheuseofthesearticlesthanmencanpossesswhoonlyoccasionallyhandlethem.Touseacueatbilliardswellislikeusingapencil,oraGermanflute,orasmall-swordyoucannotmasteranyoneoftheseimplementsatfirst,anditisonlybyrepeatedstudyandperseverance,joinedtoanaturaltaste,thatamancanexcelinthehandlingofeither.NowCrawley,frombeingonlyabrilliantamateur,hadgrowntobeaconsummatemasterofbilliards.LikeagreatGeneral,hisgeniususedtorisewiththedanger,andwhentheluckhadbeenunfavourabletohimforawholegame,andthebetswereconsequentlyagainsthim,hewould,withconsummateskillandboldness,makesomeprodigioushitswhichwouldrestorethebattle,andcomeinavictorattheend,totheastonishmentofeverybodyofeverybody,thatis,whowasastrangertohisplay.Thosewhowereaccustomedtoseeitwerecautioushowtheystakedtheirmoneyagainstamanofsuchsuddenresourcesandbrilliantandoverpoweringskill.

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