When I lived for the hour when we would meet,--at Polly's, or at Nick's or at Aileen's--any of the places where we were supposed to be dancing, but where there was no danger of being found out.
Of course I dared not have them at home, and the others lived with their families, or had too many servants....
"I came fully to my senses one day when Nick told me I was a born gambler if ever there was one.

Then, when I realized, I became desperately unhappy.
"I was the slave of a thing.

I was deceiving you.

When I was at the table I loved poker better than you, better than anything on earth.

When I was alone I hated it.