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Hermann was an officer in the Russian army who never gambled but watched other officers. Tomsky told a story about his grandmother, an elderly Countess, who was told the secret to winning cards by the mysterious Count of St. Germain. Hermann became obsessed with learning the secret and started courting the Countess' ward, Lizaveta, to gain access to the Countess. When he confronted the Countess, she died of shock without revealing the secret. Hermann then fled with Lizaveta's help but she realized his intentions were motivated by greed. At the Countess' funeral, Hermann saw her mysteriously open her eyes in her coffin. Later, her ghost appeared and revealed the secret
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- 8. Lizaveta Ivanova – The Countess’ Ward (Companion)
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- 10. Hermann – Once inside the Countess’ house, he demanded the secret from her.
- 11. Unexpectedly, the Countess dies because of the shock (fright), after Hermann pointed his gun at her.
- 12. Hermann – Fled to Lizaveta’s apartment and told her what happened to the Countess. Afterwards, he escaped with her help. Lizaveta was disgusted and in pain when she realized Hermann’s romantic advances were only a mask for greed.
- 13. Hermann – A ttended the funeral of the Countess, and felt terrified when he thought he had seen the old lady open her eyes in the coffin, to look at him mysteriously.
- 14. Later that night, the ghost of the Countess appeared. It revealed the secret three cards ( three, seven, ace ). Hermann must play just once each night, and was ordered to marry Lizaveta.
- 15. Hermann – Took his entire monetary savings to Tchekalinsky's salon, where wealthy men gambled for high stakes.
- 16. Hermann – On the first night, finally playing with the secret, he bet all his money on the three and won. On the second night, he won again, betting on the seven this time, just as planned.
- 17. On the third night, Hermann bet on the ace - but when cards were shown, he found out he bet on the Queen of Spades , rather than the ace, and lost everything he had. The Queen then appeared to wink at him.
- 19. Hermann – Went insane (mental, crazy, mad ) and was sent to an asylum. He could only keep muttering: “ Three, seven, ace! three, seven, queen! ”
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- 21. Opera
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