After scuffling with the two thugs, the young gambler again meets the reptilian-like, coldly-dictatorial casino owner: "Well, well, the little man with the sharp friend.Marguerite: (She laughs) I have no faith in ideals.You suit yourself as you wish.But remember, you can always do better than a penniless young lawyer.Nichette: I never want to do better than Gustave.Marguerite: Well, well, time changes our minds as well as our hearts.(playfully) Perhaps you won""t go on being a little goose always.Only come and see me now and then.Remember, you""re my oldest friend in Paris.In addition to her self-immolating love affairs, Marguerite has been suffering from a tubercular condition.As they strolled by Lou""s apartment, Lou bemoaned that the apartment - a "work of art" - would soon be torn down to make room for a casino.Soon, it became apparent that there was a burgeoning transportation meltdown throughout the entire country (on rail systems including Chicago""s El trains, on Amtrak, and within the FAA""s ATC system, etc.