I hate it now!" She was unaffectedly surprised.

What a speech for a millionaire of yesterday! "I thought," she said, "that for those who took part in it, it possessed a fascination stronger than anything else in the world." He shook his head.
"It is an ugly fascination," he said.

"You are in the swim, and you must hold your own.

You gamble with other men, and when you win you chuckle.
All the time you're whittling your conscience away--if ever you had any.
You're never quite dishonest, and you're never quite honest.

You come out on top, and afterwards you hate yourself.