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Alexei believes he has invented a perfect mathematical system for winning at roulette. He does win—a colossal sum. But like all addicts, he cannot walk away. He loses everything, only to chase the loss again. The novel ends not with redemption, but with Alexei reduced to a servant, still dreaming of his "system."

In a brilliant comedic twist, the family believes that "Grandmother" (the general's rich aunt) is dying in Moscow. They are anxiously awaiting her death to inherit a fortune. Suddenly, she arrives in the spa town alive and well—and immediately discovers roulette. In one of literature’s greatest scenes, the old woman loses tens of thousands of roubles in a single night, wasting the family's inheritance. kockar dostojevski pdf