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What lead to the decline of the banker’s fortune?
What lead to the decline of the banker’s fortune?
What lead to the decline of the banker’s fortune?
From the text:
Gambling on the Stock-Exchange, risky speculation, and the recklessness of which he could not rid himself even in old age, had gradually brought his business to decay; and the fearless, self-confident, proud man of business had become an ordinary banker, trembling at every rise and fall in the market.
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