Towards the end of the month of October 1829 a young man entered thePalais-Royal just as the gaming-houses opened, agreeably to the law whichprotects a passion by its very nature easily excisable. He mounted the staircaseof one of the gambling hells distinguished by the number 36, without too muchdeliberation...
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