Gambling [ Games & Sports ]
… losing with elegance, were skills that vouched for the public respectability of a gentleman, provided that he had good manners and conversation. Therefore, g ambling was often ritualized and required the control of one’s emotions. For … the Reign of George III, from 1771-1783, 2 vols. (London New York: John Lane, 1910), vol. 1, p. 7. Distinction and good manners were prescribed by norms of politeness, and by a system of values dear to the aristocracy, the code of honour. 16 …
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