"Be prudent; remember not to play beyond that sum; and don't let yourself get tipsy, either with play or libations.

Saperlotte! a second clerk is already a man of weight, and shouldn't gamble on notes, or go beyond a certain limit in anything.

His business is to get himself admitted to the bar.

Therefore don't drink too much, don't play too long, and maintain a proper dignity,--that's your rule of conduct.

Above all, get home by midnight; for, remember, you must be at the Palais to-morrow morning by seven to get that judgment.