The night before he had dropped a considerable sum at the Casino, but it had not greatly interested him.

Regretfully he had come to the conclusion that gambling in that form did not attract him.

The greedy crowd that pushed and strove in the heated rooms, he regarded as downright revolting.

He himself had been robbed with astonishing audacity by a lady with painted eyes who had snatched his only winnings before he could reach them.

It was a small episode, and he had let it pass, but it had not rendered the tables more attractive.