She sees her aging reflection in a mirror: "Seeing youth drawn to youth, Miss Jenkins realizes he bitter fact that she is no longer a part of the younger world.The bartender (Vincent Gardenia) and other patrons see an opportunity to win and they enter the contest ("I""ll ry you"), challenging the pool player to another attempt and matching his $105 dollar bet ("one week""s commission") - hey fail to notice that they are being conned and swindled.WhenManhattanwas released in the US, Allen was 43 and Hemingway was 17.[In real life, there were two other striking parallels:(1) Allen experienced a two-year romantic relationship with actress Stacey Nelkin, whom he first met as a 16 year-old extra on the set ofAnnie Hall (1977).He used his most recent paycheck to pay for the item (and was charged full price), realizing that he was forgoing a 50 cent "Businessman""s Lunch" at the nearby GoodEats restaurant.