CHAPTER VIII

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Marpurgo & Weisweller, Bankers--Francoise Blanc, the Gambler King--His Casinos at Monte Carlo, Homburg and Wiesbaden--I Meet Van Tromp's Countess--Outlived Her Beauty--Now a Hanger-on at the Rouge et Noir Tables--Takes My Advice--Marries a Rich Burgher--Becomes a Good Stepmother--Her Pious End and Epitaph. 73

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