He began it daily at his club at three o'clock, and continued playing till two in the morning with an interval of a couple of hours for his dinner. This he did during ten months of the year, and during the other two he frequented some watering-place at which whist prevailed. 
He played it daily at his club for ten months of the year, and during the other two he frequented some watering-place at which whist prevailed. 