From her comes craziness, from him perversity: a more provocative and, on the whole, more contagious disease.

The gambler does not seek to lead his fellows into perdition; the snared of the Demon have pleasure in the act.

Hence our naturally interested forecasts of the contests between them: for if he is beaten, as all must be at the close of an extended game with her, we have only to harden the brain against her allurements and we enter a clearer field.
Woodseer said to Fleetwood: 'That ball has a look of a nymph running round and round till she changes to one of the Fates.' 'We'll have a run with her,' said Fleetwood, keener for business than for metaphors--at the moment.
He received gold for a bank-note.

Captain Abrane hurriedly begged a loan.

Both of them threw.