In the short story "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, Who won the bet, the banker or the lawyer?

In the short story "The Bet," the lawyer and the banker argue and place a bet related to capital punishment. The lawyer says life imprisonment is better than death, while the banker disagrees by saying that life imprisonment kills you slowly while capital punishment kills you quickly without pain. After many years, the banker finally wins the bet after the lawyer gives up.
<Tab/>Some might not agree the banker won the bet, but he did. First of all, the details of the bet were outlined specifically:
<Tab/>"It was decided that the young man should spend the yea…