Question

“Why did I make this bet? What’s the good? The lawyer loses fifteen years of his life and I throw away two millions. Will it convince people that capital punishment is worse or better than imprisonment for life? No, no! all stuff and rubbish. On my part, it was the caprice of a well-fed man; on the lawyer’s pure greed of gold.”



According to the excerpt, what motivated the banker to wager the bet?

need for entertainment
desire for money
jealousy over the lawyer’s youth
love for a child