The Road to Ruin - Another Bet

Here, Harry is betting with Milford that he is never going to bet again. Harry particularly emphasizes that he's not going to watch a specific tournament because it would result in gambling again. Milford, bad influence that he is, tries to bring Harry around to watch that tournament anyway – and that is the outcome of their bet: [link]

Book: THE ROAD TO RUIN
Author: Thomas Holcroft
Year: 1792

Summary: This play is about gay men in frilly robes lusting after lose women. Harry Dornton, the very spoiled son of a wealthy financier, enjoys all sorts of gambling until his extravagant lifestyle may even reach the bottom of the fathomless riches of his indulgent father. While Dornton Senior tries to convince himself, everyone else and especially himself that he's is most definitely and dead certainly going to disown that scoundrel of a son, Harry may realize that he should take over a little bit of responsibility… well, maybe. But like every hero, whose task is to learn to do things right rather than to fight a villainous being, Harry starts his quest with doing it all wrong: Together with his best friend and bad influence Milford, he goes on a disturbing journey, that looks like an attempt to seduce the mother of his cute little crush Sophia …