I usually left a winner.

But after they fleeced a dear friend from Ulm, and he robbed his master, I dropped dice." "And you did so as easily as if it were a short fast after an abundant meal ?" "It was little more difficult," Wolff asserted.

"My father would have gladly seen me outdo my countrymen, and sent me more money than I needed.

Why should I deprive honest fellows who had less ?" "That's just the difficulty," cried his companion eagerly.

"It was easy for you to renounce games of chance because your winnings only added more to the rest, and you did not wish to pluck poorer partners.