[48] If the
caster wishes, he calls a main, and continues to do so till he
loses, which, in the technical phraseology, is "throwing out."
He then passes the bow to the person next on the left hand, who,
in like manner, passes it to his neighbour. Morley is
remunerated for his table very handsomely. When the caster
throws in three mains successively, he pays to Morley what is
called a box (one of the pieces of the house with which the game
is played). The prices are eighteen-pence each, and he gives
them in exchange for notes, and retakes them. The caster pays
nothing unless he wins. The players generally leave off play at
eleven or twelve o'clock. On Saturday there is most play, as
Morley on that day always gives a dinner at four o'clock,
immediately after which the play commences. On other days tea
and coffee are given.'
[48] I confess I do not understand the above passage.
A number of young men, most of whom were clerks, were called to
confirm the evidence as to the system, but none of them appeared.
In a letter published in the Times of July 22, 1824, we read as
follows:--
'The action against the keepers of a certain notorious "hell,"
which was noticed in the different journals as "coming on," is
withdrawn, or, more properly speaking, is "compromised.
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