...in his gambling, he had one besetting weakness -- faith in a system…

Jack London
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...in his gambling, he had one besetting weakness -- faith in a system; and this made his damnation certain. ✨ Jack London (2015). Jack London The Dover Reader, p.5, Courier Corporation
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