Black Republic of Letters

For Those Who Are Bored

X..., renowned for his persistent luck at gambling, fully justifies the old saying “lucky at gambling, unlucky in...”, invented to console those who lose.*

He recently recounted one of his late misadventures to someone who asked him, “What did you do when you caught them in flagrante delicto?” “What did I do?” replied the unfortunate man. “I left, slamming the door behind me so hard that they must have realized I wasn't happy!”

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*The phrase, known to contemporary readers, is "lucky in gambling, unlucky in love."

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