Elzevir’s backgammon
board was generations old and held the following inscription inlaid in light
wood:
“Ita in vita ut in lusu alae pessima jactura arte corrigenda
est.
As in life, so in a game of hazard, skill will make
something of the worst of throws.”
This quote first mentioned in the second chapter was later quoted
toward the end of the novel, after the two protagonists endured the vigor’s of
their adventures.
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