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Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his
all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to
one hundred. If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call
him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are
pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving
disposition. Lucky? No! He has simply minted his courage.
Charles Major (1856-1913) was an American lawyer and novelist. His
"When Knighthood Was in Flower" was a New York Times best-seller
for three years.
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imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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