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the same picture on one of the divisions of the biribi-table: I chose this one out of politenessand did not play
on any other. I risked a sequin each time. The board had thirty-six compartmentsand if one lostone paid
thirty-two tines the amount of the stake; thisof coursewas an enormous advantage for the bank.
Each player drew three numbers in successionand there were three professionals; one kept the baganother
the bankand the third the boardand the last took care to gather in the winnings as soon as the result was
knownand the bank amounted to two thousand sequins or thereabouts. The tablethe clothand four silver
candlesticks belonged to the players.
I sat at the left of Madame Isola-Bellawho began to playand as there were fifteen or sixteen of us I had lost
about fifty sequins when my turn camefor my harlequin had not appeared once. Everybody pitied meor
pretended to do sofor selfishness is the predominant passion of gamesters.
My turn came at last. I drew my harlequin and received thirty-two sequins. I left them on the same figureand
got a thousand sequins. I left fifty still on the boardand the harlequin came out for the third time. The bank
was brokenand the tablethe cloththe candlesticksan [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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