While dressing down to walk around Hindustan had been relatively easy, deciding what to wear to infiltrate an Edinburgh gambling hell was well outside my experience and I was glad to take Captain Rogers" advice.
"You must look the part," he said. "You must appear attractive to the type of man who frequents such a place, and you must be willing to be pleasant to him."
"I am grateful for your help," I said and added curiously, "have you ever attended such an establishment?"
When Captain Rogers laughed, that interesting little scar elongated across his chin. "As a younger man, I did many things of which I am not proud."
I nodded. Young men were often foolish and grew out of it. Respectable young women had less opportunity for waywardness. "Do you know where these places might be?"
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