while gambling gave a new turn to the fever which would otherwise have preyed upon my heart, and fixed it upon a passion which laid hold on me in spite of myself, until the hour struck when I might go to my mistress.
Garaia heldutakoan, eta horregatik dakit nere maitasuna zein sutsua zen, galdu ala irabazi gupidarik gabe mahaia utzi egiten nuen.