The Sharper Detected and Exposed

led-More confederates arrive-A good

have gone into the South of France, but their plans

tible love of gambling, and the proposal made by Chauvignac w

is, he asked a third of the profits; only, as he was the intimate fri

s drama, were not long in

arrived at the H?tel d'Angle

ace, and the simple manners of the country, wished to purchase an estate in the neighbourhood.

that were for sale, but ended by finding nothing on

nced that he was going to return to the capital, and was on

medical man in the place, the fr

n asking various questions, to find out wh

compels me to keep my bed; all I know is, that I suffer horribly in my head. I have unhappily every rea

e will try and ward off the evil, th

esponded the rascal, "I p

d, and soon afterwards decl

to-morrow," said the doctor, on

-day, for I feel I require i

, and returned in f

still so high, that he recommended a severe r

ture, which he had bound round his arm to increase the beating of his pu

e under such serious circumstances, to send for two other members of the family, who were introduced to the doctor as nephews of the sick man, but who were, in real

nd and assist the man?uvres

overcome, and Andréas appeared

ephews, and his friend, used to play at ca

coins were rolling about on the floo

d do me good, and go far to restore me. You have a lucky face; will you do me

, as well as to enjoy his favouri

he hands of his patient. "I am most happy," added he, "in having so successfully performed the mission yo

ly way to be certain of this, is to play for yourself;

ayed, and again had luck beyond belief. In fact, in

to his partner; "but I have had enough for

ike, we will play again, and, with your aid, I hope we shall clear out my two nephews, which will, perhaps, cur

nse luck, and love of gambling, which

t the usual hour, and foun

his patient, and found him so much better, that without

vening, close to the bedside of the patien

or more speedily, they allowed hi

ait," and allows them to double their stakes without causing sus

play was for nothing less than ban

losing everything. At the end of the evening, he was a

ndréas had been but imaginary, and were only assumed, to prevent suspicion on th

y wealthy), and prudence also preventing their proceeding further, in case th

reinstated in health to prosecute his long delayed journey, so, paying t