CHAPTER XI

The Last Love-Tryst of the Prince de Ligne--A Glance at the Past--Z---- or the Consequences of Gaming--Gambling in Poland and in Russia--The Biter Bit--Masked Ball--The Prince de Ligne and a Domino--More Living Pictures--The Pasha of Surêne--Two Masked Ladies--A Recollection of the Prince de Talleyrand, 218