- [first lines]
- [Lionel clears his throat several times]
- Jean: Do you always clear your throat every time you turn the page?
- Lionel: I wasn't aware that I did.
- Jean: Well, you do.
- Lionel: I'm sorry.
- [pause]
- Lionel: I've never noticed that.
- Jean: No, I'm sure you haven't. Didn't your wife notice?
- Lionel: Oh, we never read in bed. She wouldn't have the light on under any circumstances.
- Mike Barbosa: This is Hemingway! This is Hecht! This is...
- Lionel: A. A. Milne?
- Mike Barbosa: A. A. Milne! Yes!