“Wednesday, the 10th,” muttered he to himself, “dined at Philippe's--supped with Arkright and Bailey--whist at double Nap. points--won four hundred and ten--might have made it a thousand, but B. flung the cards out of the window in a passion, and had to cease playing. “Thursday--toothache--stayed at home, and played piquet with myself--discovered two new combinations, in taking in cards--Irving came to see me--won from him twenty pounds his mother had just sent him. “Friday--a good day's work--walked into Martin for two thousand seven hundred, and took his bill at three months, with promise to renew--dined with Sitwell, and sold him my Perugino for six hundred--cost myself not as many francs--am to have the refusal of all Vanderbrett's cabinets for letting him off his match with Columbine, which, by the way, he was sure to win, as Mope is dead lame. “Martin again--Saturday--came to have his revenge, but seemed quarrelsome; so I affected an engagement, and declined play. “Sunday--gave him his revenge, to the tune of twelve hundred in my own favor--'Lansquenet' in the evening at his rooms--several swells present--thought it prudent to drop some tin, and so, lost one hundred and forty Naps.--Sir Giles Bruce the chief winner--rich, and within two months of being of age. “Monday--the Perugino returned as a bad copy by Fava--took it at once, and said I was taken in myself--Sitwell so pleased that he sat down to écarté, and lost two hundred to me. I dine with him to-morrow. “Tuesday--blank--dinner at Sitwell's--met Colonel Cardie, whom I saw at Hombourg, and so refused to play. It was, I suspect, a plan of Sitwell's to pit us against each other. “Wednesday--sold out my African at seventy-one and an eighth--realized well, and bought in Poyais, which will rise for at least ten days to come--took Canchard's château at Ghent for his old debt at écarté--don't like it, as it may be talked about. “Gave a dinner to Wilson, Morris, Leader, Whyte, and Martin--Lescour could n't come--played little whist afterwards--changed for hazard after supper--won a few Naps., and home to bed. “Took Rigby's curricle and horses for the two hundred he owes me--glad to have done with him--he evidently wanted a row--and so play with him no more. “Sent ten Naps, to the fund for the poor injured by the late inundations, as the police called to ask about my passport, &c. “Saturday--the Curé of St. Rochette, to ask for alms--gave three hundred francs, and secured his services against the police--the curé mentions some curious drawings in the sacristy--promised to go and see them. “Bought Walrond's library for a franc a volume--the Elzevirs alone worth double the amount paid--Bailey bolted, and so lose his last bills--Martin quarrelsome--said he never yet won at any sitting with me--lost seventy to him, and sent him home satisfied.