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ening's banker who had
won them from me.
Play began; and though I was prudentand only risked my money on a single cardin less than three hours my
counters were all gone. I stopped playingthough I had still twenty-five thousand ducats; but I had said that I
would not risk more than two thousandand I was ashamed to go back from my word.
Though I have always felt losing my moneyno one has ever seen me put outmy natural gaiety was
heightened by art on such occasionsand seemed to be more brilliant than ever. I have always found it a great
advantage to be able to lose pleasantly.
I made an excellent supperand my high spirits furnished me with such a fund of amusing conversation that
all the table was in a roar. I even succeeded in dissipating the melancholy of the Duke de Matalonewho was
in despair at having won such a sum from his friend and guest. He was afraid he had half ruined meand also
that people might say he had only welcomed me for the sake of my money.
As we returned to the palace the conversation was affectionate on his side and jovial on minebut I could see
he was in some troubleand guessed what was the matter. He wanted to say that I could pay the money I owed
him whenever I likedbut was afraid of wounding [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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