“That you were just a stepping stone? Someone Sheila could use to achieve something bigger?

“Yeah. Say, you wanna go somewhere? Get something to eat?”

“Can’t, kid. Sheila has dinner waiting for me. Then it’s a long soak-for-two in the Jacuzzi. Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to rub it in.”

“That’s okay, Burt. The better man won.”

“No hard feelings, kid?”

“No, of course not.”

“And you’re beginning to understand how things work?”

“Yeah, I guess so. Gee, life must be great when you’re a promoter.”