She passed through the grand entrance of the gambling house, only to find the place teeming with people and filled with a smoky haze.
Inside the gambling house, there were numerous tables, all surrounded by crowds. The gamblers had fervent expressions, each one looking as if possessed, fixated on the dice cup atop the table.
"Come on, all bets are final, all bets are final!"
"Big! Big! Big!"
"What?? How come it's small again?"
"My luck's rotten today; the Old Lady is done playing!"
Someone slammed the table in a huff, and though they vowed to stop playing, to stop gambling, their hands told the truth. They pulled out a handful of copper coins, eyes blazing as they stared at the gambling table. "Last round, I'll gamble this one last time! If I don't win, the Old Lady is definitely leaving!!!"
The woman dealing at the table had a stern face; she shook the dice back and forth before finally 'clank!'--lodged them onto the table.
"Come on, any last bets, any?"
"I bet big!"
