“Man! I mean, do you go to a shop....”
“No.”
“Have you a sweetheart?”
“At present I have only three.”
“Christ! What luck! Where do you find them?”
“Around here. In the theatres, at dances.... I’m secretary of the Bisturi, and member of the Paloma Azul and the Billete.”
“And through them you manage to get acquainted with plenty of women?”
“Of course! And then, as far as women are concerned, it’s all a matter of gab.... Sometimes you’ve got to show them that you’re sore, and let ’em feel your fist....”
“You sure live the life!... If I could only do the same!”
“Why, it’s as easy as pie!... I’ve got a peach of a kid now,—the prettiest skirt in the world and just crazy over me. She gave me this watch chain.... But the best of all is that there’s a certain party hanging around me, pestering me, and I’ll bet you could not guess who.”