CHAPTER VIII.

Marpurgo & Weisweller, Bankers--Francoise Blanc, the Gambler

King--His Casinos at Monte Carlo, Homburg and Wiesbaden--I

Meet Van Tromp's Countess--Outlived Her Beauty--Now a

Hanger-on at the Rouge et Noir Tables--Takes My Advice--Marries

a Rich Burgher--Becomes a Good Stepmother--Her

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