Then Lady Carbury revealed certain suspicions which she had begun to entertain during the last day or two. "I think he has been playing."
"That is the way to lose money,--not to get it," said Roger.
"I suppose somebody wins,--sometimes."
"They who win are the sharpers. They who lose are the dupes. I would sooner that he were a fool than a knave."
"O Roger, you are so severe!"
"You say he plays. How would he pay, were he to lose?"

Then Lady Carbury revealed her suspicions. "I think he has been playing."
"That is the way to lose money, not to get it," said Roger.
"I suppose somebody wins, sometimes."
"They who win are the sharpers. They who lose are the dupes. I would rather he were a fool than a knave."
"O Roger, you are so severe!"
"How would he pay, if he were to lose?"
