Say, what do you think ?" "About what ?" "Won five thousand at Monte Carlo in one play." "Pounds ?" exclaimed Bennington.
"Lord, no!--dollars." "Ah! But of course you went back and lost it ?" ironically.
"On the contrary, I've never staked a dollar since.

Gambling was never a habit of mine, though I dare say the moral side of the subject would not have held me back.

Simply, I know that the gambler always loses, and the banker always wins, in the end.

Common sense told me to quit, and I did.

I brought my letter of credit home practically intact." "You used to play poker," dubiously.
"Poker isn't gambling.