Daniel Deronda
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You are Gwendolen, losing steadily at roulette in a German spa while your mother begs you to stop and a grave, watchful stranger named Daniel Deronda studies you from across the table. A last reckless stake wipes out what remains, and by morning you have pawned your father's turquoise necklace to cover the debt. It comes back unexplained and repaired, a card bearing only Deronda's name beneath it, on the same morning a solicitor's letter tells you the family fortune is gone.
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- The Gaze Across the Gaming TableLeubronn