midnight
His attitoode towards that amoosement becomes enlarged ; at least he decides he 'll prance over some an ' take a fall out of it for , say , a hundred or so either way , merely to see if his luck 's as black as former . An ' over capers our sport . '' ` It 's the same old song by the same old mockin ' - bird . At second drink time followin ' midnight our sport is broke . As he gets up an ' stretches ` round a whole lot in a half-disgusted way , he still ca n't he ' p exultin ' on how plumb cunnin ' he 's been . `` I do n't say this in any sperit of derision , '' he remarks to the dealer he 's been settin ' opp ` site to for eight hours , an ' who manoovers his fiscal over - throw , as aforesaid , `` an ' shorely with no intent to mortify a wolf like you-all , who 's as remorseless as he 's game , but I foresees this racket an ' insures for its defeat . You figgers you 've downed me .