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Chapter 9

           Adiscreetlookingman-servantinsoberblackmadehisappearance,andataslightsignfromhismistresswhobowedtomeasIpassedher,proceededtoshowusupstairs.Wetrodonacarpetofthesoftestfelt—infactInoticedthateverythingwasrenderedasnoiselessaspossibleinthisestablishment,theverydoorsbeingcoveredwiththickbaizeandswingingonsilenthinges.Ontheupperlanding,theservantknockedverycautiouslyataside-door—akeyturnedinthelock,andwewereadmittedintoalongdoubleroom,verybrilliantlylitwithelectriclamps,whichatafirstglanceseemedcrowdedwithmenplayingatrougeetnoirandbaccarat.SomelookedupasLucioenteredandnoddedsmilingly—othersglancedinquisitivelyatme,butourentrancewasotherwisescarcelynoticed.Luciodrawingmealongbythearm,satdowntowatchtheplay—Ifollowedhisexampleandpresentlyfoundmyselfinfectedbytheintenseexcitementwhichpermeatedtheroomlikethesilenttensionoftheairbeforeathunderstorm.Irecognisedthefacesofmanywellknownpublicmen—meneminentinpoliticsandsocietywhomonewouldneverhaveimaginedcapableofsupportingagamblingclubbytheirpresenceandauthority.ButItookcaretobetraynosignofsurprise,andquietlyobservedthegamesandthegamesterswithalmostasimpassiveademeanourasthatofmycompanion.Iwaspreparedtoplayandtolose—IwasnotpreparedhoweverforthestrangescenewhichwassoontooccurandinwhichI,byforceofcircumstanceswascompelledtotakealeadingpart.

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