He believed it might be best to let Lee escape than to take a chance on losing what remained of the Army of the Potomac.

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I'm just going to be paying back my debts and go bankrupt, so I'll take a big gamble and then at least I have a one in three chance of making money.

那样我就会因为要还债而破产,所以我要赌一把,至少有三分之一的机会能赢钱

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