from previous--

night  fell, the  villagers  began  to  gather  in the  open ground, a  flame  was  burning, the  sandy  desert  turning  cold  from the  winds   was  warming  up  with the  crowds and  the  burning  fire  torches,  gosper  felt  the  men  liked  to  drink their  favourite  drinks  they  had  brought  with them, women it  seemed  were  not  permitted  for  such  late  night  functions, in which  men played  and  played  to  win, all  sorts  of games  including  with money