"Agreed."
The game was played, and, counting the twenty points conceded, Ben came off victorious by five points.
He pocketed the dollar with a sense of elation.
"Will you have another?" he asked.
"Of course I will. I'm bound to have my revenge."
The second game was played, and likewise terminated in Ben's favor. He pocketed the second dollar with satisfaction. He had never found billiards so interesting.
"Come, Brayton, this won't do. I didn't think you were so good a player. You'll clean me out at this rate."
"Oh, I only happened to be lucky," said Ben, in high good humor. "Shall we try it again?"
Of course they tried it again, and spent nearly the entire day in the same way. Fortune veered about a little, and Ben came out minus three dollars.