The Soul of Pierre
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His gains at ^cart6 no longer sufficed to sup- ply his wants ; and baccarat seemed to offer him a wider field. Play, which had at first been a distraction, then a means to obtain money, now became a passion. He loved it not only for the money with which it supplied him, but also for its excitement. He cut the cards with a sublime impassiveness that masked devour- ing anxiety. He would lose on a card 10,000 Digitized by VjjOOQIC •fy^t^^' i^a TJI£ SOUL OF PIERRE.
francs, without a change in his c...ountenance or a tremor in his voice. But he boiled inwardly, and the strain on his nerves was all the greater for the efforts he made to conceal it. When, after a couple of hours of alternate successes and reverses, fortune finally took his side, the tension of his mind, excited by the desire to triumph, relaxed and he fell into a delicious state of beatitude. He experienced an in- stant of indescribable intoxication during which he forgot everything that was not play.
Clemence was not long in discovering that she did not reign alone in the heart of Jacques, but she did not take umbrage at the presence there of this victorious rival, to whom she owed so large a share of her luxuries.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
His gains at ^cart6 no longer sufficed to sup- ply his wants ; and baccarat seemed to offer him a wider field. Play, which had at first been a distraction, then a means to obtain money, now became a passion. He loved it not only for the money with which it supplied him, but also for its excitement. He cut the cards with a sublime impassiveness that masked devour- ing anxiety. He would lose on a card 10,000 Digitized by VjjOOQIC •fy^t^^' i^a TJI£ SOUL OF PIERRE.
francs, without a change in his c...ountenance or a tremor in his voice. But he boiled inwardly, and the strain on his nerves was all the greater for the efforts he made to conceal it. When, after a couple of hours of alternate successes and reverses, fortune finally took his side, the tension of his mind, excited by the desire to triumph, relaxed and he fell into a delicious state of beatitude. He experienced an in- stant of indescribable intoxication during which he forgot everything that was not play.
Clemence was not long in discovering that she did not reign alone in the heart of Jacques, but she did not take umbrage at the presence there of this victorious rival, to whom she owed so large a share of her luxuries.
What to read after The Soul of Pierre?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ohnet Georges to read onlineMoreLess
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