That takes him a good deal away, else one would meet him more often, for he knows a great many people we do." "Yes, I know that he races, and is, I believe, rather lucky on the turf." "You have no inclination that way, Major Mallett ?" "Not a shadow," he said, earnestly.

"It is the very last vice I should take to.

I have seen many cases, in the service, of young fellows being ruined by betting on the turf.

We had one case in my own regiment, in which a man was saved by the skin of his teeth.
Happily he had strength of mind and manliness enough to cut it altogether, and is a very promising young officer now, but it was only the fact of our embarking when we did for India that saved him from ruin.
"The man who bets more than he can afford to lose is simply a gambler, whether he does so on racehorses or on cards.

I have seen enough of it to hate gambling with all my heart.