ABSTRACT
The actual possession of what Percy had looked forward to so long, drove all thoughts of gambling from his mind; for why should he now trouble himself with large winnings at play, when he had already more than he knew what to do with? The store appeared to him inexhaustible; for after having paid off the demands which had given him uneasiness, and which he had been in the habit of considering enormous, there was still (according to his arithmetic) a residue sufficient to last him for life.
