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I played a little, certainly, but never for heavy stakes, and the few bets I made on races brought me in money—only a few pounds, you know, but enough to pay for cigars and such petty pleasures. It was in my second season that the tide turned. Of course you have heard of my marriage?" "No, I never heard anything about it." I PLAYED A LITTLE CERTAINLY BUT NEVER FOR HEAVY STAKES AND THE FEW BETS I MADE ON RACES BROUGHT ME IN MONEY ONLY A FEW POUNDS YOU KNOW BUT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR CIGARS AND SUCH PETTY PLEASURES IT WAS IN MY SECOND SEASON THAT THE TIDE TURNED OF COURSE YOU HAVE HEARD OF MY MARRIAGE NO I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT
her with compassion all the relish of the amateur in mysteries, and congratulated himself on his leisurely speculations outside the restaurant. They walked on in silence for some time, and more than one passer-by stared in astonishment at the unaccustomed spectacle of a well-dressed man with an unmistakable beggar hanging on to his arm, and, observing this, Villiers led the way to an obscure street in Soho. Here he repeated his question. “How on earth has it happened, Herbert? I always understood you would succeed to an excellent position in Dorsetshire. Did your father disinherit you? Surely not?” “No, Villiers; I came into all the property at my poor father’s death; he died a year after I left Oxford. He was a very good father to me, and I mourned his death sincerely enough. But you know what young men are; a few months later I came up to town and went a good deal into society. Of course I had excellent introductions, and I managed to enjoy myself very much in a harmless sort of way. L PASS VILLIERS FELT TOGETHER WITH COMPASSION ALL THE RELISH OF THE AMATEUR AND MYSTERIES AND CONGRATULATED HIMSELF ON HIS LEISURELY SPECULATIONS OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT THEY WALKED ON IN SILENCE FOR SOME TIME AND MORE THAN ONE PASSER BY STARED IN ASTONISHMENT AT THE UNACCUSTOMED SPECTACLE OF A WELL DRESSED MAN WITH AN UNMISTAKABLE BEGGAR HANGING ON TO HIS ARM AND OBSERVING THIS VILLIERS LED THE WAY TO AN OBSCURE STREET AND SOHO HERE HE REPEATED HIS QUESTION HOW ON EARTH HAS IT HAPPENED HERBERT I ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD YOU WOULD SUCCEED TO AN EXCELLENT POSITION IN DORSETSHIRE DID YOUR FATHER DISINHERIT YOU SURELY NOT NO VILLIERS I CAME INTO ALL THE PROPERTY AT MY POOR FATHER'S DEATH HE DIED A YEAR AFTER I LEFT OXFORD HE WAS VERY GOOD FATHER TO ME AND I MOURNED HIS DEATH SINCERELY ENOUGH BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOUNG MEN ARE A FEW MONTHS LATER I CAME UP TO TOWN AND WENT A GOOD DEAL INTO SOCIETY OF COURSE I HAD EXCELLENT INTRODUCTIONS AND I MANAGED TO ENJOY MYSELF VERY MUCH IN A HARMLESS SORT OF WAY
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