[walks out to her, wearing a formal dress suit]
You think I'm joking? The soft breeze of Paris must have melted my callous heart. [smells the rose] I thought I made myself extremely conspicuous tonight.
O, the fragrant flower! You are like a rose.
How old-fashioned!
Even the pain of thy thorns gives great pleasure... to the love in my heart. O Margo!
Enough of that stupid act. Let's get down to business now.
Can she be so hard?! [throws the rose away] You really do have a lot of thorns, don't you?
I am in a hurry. Or perhaps, Lupin, you mean...
Don't be hasty. Look here...
[Lupin yanks the Stone away from Margo]
Hold it! Ah-ah-ah! How come you got all enthusiastic so suddenly? Ah, life is a bore. How worthless and stupid it all is! Talking Dan Dunn into helping me, and going through all kinds of trouble to get it, and look at your attitude! Or maybe, Margo, you made some kind of a deal with somebody else for this? Well, the deal was not to ask you questions, but now you must keep your part of the deal and keep your date with me.
