"Then why did he not write me a letter of congratulation, too?"
"Well, but he might have expected tickets for his daughter."
"That reminds me. Shall I save you a box for the second performance? You hadn't a good place for the first ... you were close to the door."
"You scoundrel! I was right where I was, near the door.... Do you believe this mad prank you have just played is going to bring you in any more than what you have just shown me?"
"Certainly I do."
"About how much?"
"Fifteen thousand francs."
"What!"
"About fifteen thousand francs."