“Yes, half.”
“Agreed. How much have you?”
“Two thousand pounds.”
“Well, I will so play that the odds which are on me now shall change on him, and when you think he is winning, do you take up all the odds laid against me.”
“I will, and be glad to do it.”
“Certainly; why shouldn’t you win a thousand or two as well as he?”
“Why not, indeed? and I will, you’ll see.”
“I know you will if you follow my advice.”
“I will to the letter.”
“You see through it, don’t you? Nice dodge, ain’t it, captain?” said he, half reeling with wine. “You’ll make a clean four thousand pounds by the job, and hazard nothing, you know; while I win the stake, and make twice as much by outsiders, friends, who, with unlimited cash, will bet on me! Can you see through it, my boy?”