CASINO ROYALE (Unabridged)

There was only oneself to praise or blame. Luck was a servant and not a master. Luck had to be accepted with a shrug or taken advantage of up to the hilt. But it had to be understood and recognized for what it was and not confused with a faulty appreciation of the odds, for, at gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck. And luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared.

Some of this we knew because in France we are very clever. The rest we confirmed by unscrewing your electric fire a few hours before you got here.