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Two days later, and there sat, side by side, at the roulette table, two
fair-haired English girls, as they seemed to be, and nobody suspected
the truth, or dreamed of the ruse which had succeeded admirably and
admitted to forbidden ground young Lord Hardy, who, in the new dress
which fitted him perfectly, and with Daisy's linen collar, and cuffs,
and neck-tie, and one of Daisy's hats perched on his head and drawn over
the forehead, where his own curly hair was kept in its place as a _bang_
by numerous hair-pins, would have passed for a girl anywhere. Nobody had
challenged him or his age as he passed in with Daisy, who was well known
by this time, and around whom and her companion, a crowd of curious ones
gathered and watched them as they played, cautiously at first, for that
was Daisy's style; then as Ted's Irish blood began to tingle with
excitement, more recklessly, until he whispered to her:
"Play high. There's no such thing as _second hand low_ here. Double your
stakes and I'll be your backer.


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