He learned to play heavily at cards and to squander money on the turf, until he had again and again to come to me and implore me to give him an advance upon his allowance, that he might settle his debts of honour.
Se aficionó a jugar a las cartas y apostar en las carreras, y continuamente acudía a mí, suplicando que le diese un adelanto de su asignación para poder saldar sus deudas de honor.