The son thought these last words more desirable than anything he had heard from his father before. And when he went to gamble he began to ask people, "Who are the great gamblers in the city?" They said, "Great gamblers are not to be found in gambling houses. You must go and look for them outside the city." So when he had heard their names he went there. He found that they were playing with pebbles, because they had lost all the money they had. And he said, "I have heard a great deal about you people, and here you are playing with pebbles. I thought you would be playing for millions of pounds!" They said, "No, we played for millions, and now we are playing for pebbles. Come along, if you wish to play with us. We have nothing more left."