Aubrey's Last Gilder, the Last Gilder He Had Just Snatched

Aubrey often wished to represent this to his old friend, and beg him to resign that charity and pleasure which proved the ruin of all. Yet he took no money from the gambling table, but immediately lost to the ruiner of many. He left him in daily attendance upon the morning circle of an Italian Countess whilst he went in search of the memorials of another almost deserted city. While he was thus engaged, letters arrived from England, which he opened with eager impatience. The first was from his sister, breathing nothing but affection. The others were from his guardians, the latter astonished him. His guardians insisted upon his immediately leaving his friend, and urged that his character was dread