The illustrated London news . During his wanderings abroad, which were direct!untries where he found freedom and progress, though san idle traveller, he studied deeply the character, f-~ ent of f. and the rental. It will, perhaps, shock sonthey learn that he had apassion for play,injured his property. With that moderation which was always cha-racteristic of him. instead of leaving off gambling and refusing tocard, he simply reduced his stakes, but continued playing asTill within the last few years, when his occupations became overpowering, Cavour was a frequent visitor to the Turin Whist Club,
The illustrated London news . During his wanderings abroad, which were direct!untries where he found freedom and progress, though san idle traveller, he studied deeply the character, f-~ ent of f. and the rental. It will, perhaps, shock sonthey learn that he had apassion for play,injured his property. With that moderation which was always cha-racteristic of him. instead of leaving off gambling and refusing tocard, he simply reduced his stakes, but continued playing asTill within the last few years, when his occupations became overpowering, Cavour was a frequent visitor to the Turin Whist Club,and was reckoned the first whistplayer in the Cercle. On one ofhis later visits to France, after he became Minister, be was asked toplay with M. de Bothschild at 1000-franc points, anda winner of 150,000 francs. His ry? Itisc biographer public life. It should he fired bo as purposely to is adversary, it is curious on looking back to Cavours political to observe how comparatively brief is that career. From 1840 to 1846 were days of waiting, employed in writing print:,?aUj on LOinic questions. In 1847 he commenced journalism, founding thi •rgimento, acting as editor, and contributing frequ
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